Eric M Renard (www.ericrenardphotography.com) is a Los Angeles based fine art photographer and one of California's leading contemporary photographers. His passion for photography was ignited at Tufts University in Boston, where he studied photography under Siegfried Halus. After graduating, Eric returned to San Francisco and worked as an architectural real estate photographer before moving to Los Angeles, where he worked as an Art Director for advertising. Most recently, Eric created and curated the Black White Captures of the World exhibition. Along with San Francisco based Gigi Chung, they curated hundreds of images submitted from Argentina, Belgium, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the UK and across the United States. "This very unique exhibition showcases some of today's best photographers from across the globe" said Renard. "With no more than one image per submitting photographer this exhibition gives a real sense of where fine art photography is today in all parts of the world" he said. Eric Renard's recent exhibitions "Slice of Light", "Nobody Walks in L.A.", "Soul of a City" and "Urbanity in Black and White" focused on high contrast, urban cityscapes, creating an eerie feeling of tranquility. The landscape is the hero in these images, with the people subject to the power of their surroundings. The "Nobody Walks in L.A." solo exhibition ran October-December in 2023 at the Sasse Museum of Art in Pomona. In 1982, the song "Walking in L.A." by the new wave band Missing Persons, poked fun at Los Angeles for its dependence on cars with the refrain — "Nobody Walks in L.A.". Forty years later, the world still thinks we don't walk much but we do and we also saunter, stroll, and strut our stuff on bikes and scooters wherever we go. In this series of images we explore the unique architecture of Los Angeles, some of it loved, some of it hated and some of it completely unnoticed. Eric's photography has found its way into art galleries in London, Barcelona, Budapest, Athens, Mexico, Brazil, New York, Texas, Oregon, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Connecticut and across California. His photography has received numerous Best of Show awards and has been published in both books and photography magazines, including the cover of Black & White magazine. At a recent awards ceremony, renowned L.A. art critic, Edward Goldman stated “I wouldnt be surprised if the Getty Museum would like to have this work in their collection”. He is a managing director of The Artists Gallery in Los Angeles and on the Board of the California Art League and San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center.