Meryl Spiegel is an award-winning Long Island photographer and artist who explores the human spirit and the wonders that surround us. Relentlessly curious, her subjects range from street life to landscapes and seascapes to figurative work, while recent imagery crosses into abstraction. Working with digital and medium-format cameras, Meryl's imagery looks more like paintings than photographs. In 2018, she was invited to exhibit SPLASH at the Venice Biennale 2019—”one of the most prestigious art festivals in the world.” And an image, Fountain Play, received Honorable Mention from the international Julia Margaret Cameron GALA Awards. In 2016, two of her series, PHANTOMS and SPLASH were awarded Nominees by the Fine Art Photo Awards (FAFA). She has exhibited widely on Long Island at a variety of venues including Parrish Art Museum, Art Sites, Ille Arts, Westhampton Performing Arts Gallery, The Islip Museum, St. Joseph’s College, Ashawagh Hall, Southampton Cultural Center, Remsenburg Academy, Quogue Library, and East End Arts Council where she was awarded Best In Show.