"I have long been a fan and collector of the Styrons artwork!
Whether finding the subtle details of nature or revealing the character of their subjects,
Kannika & Chris have the gift of taking one on an emotional as well as visual journey.
Their representations of Seattle truly capture the beauty and energy the city has to offer!"
— Susan Ofsonka Dangler
"The natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest takes on new,
intriguing dimensions in Kannika Styron's photographs. She observes small,
graceful details. In one image, a viewer can see how she finds a new way to look at a tree in winter.
Styron chose to isolate a single leaf in close-up, producing a photograph filled with rich color, graceful curves, and the everyday magic of frost-edged leaves. Styron pays close attention to composition,
light, and color. These photographs will bring a sense of warm, vibrant life to many different settings."
— Zola Mumford, MLIS
Faculty Reference and Instruction Librarian
North Seattle College Library
"My experience with the photo of Yellowstone by Kannika Styron from Lynwood Washington.
First time that I saw this art of work, I fell in love right away.
The right angle of this photo shooting from almost the beginning of the waterfall along side
of the mountain from the both sides reflect the beauty of the nature very well.
The more I look, the more I feel that I am actually there.
I felt like I would love to expand this picture as big as I can and put it in the living room
and that can give me a sense of being in that Yellowstone national park everyday.
Thank you Kannika Styron for sharing your heart of this masterpiece artwork."
— Vicky Holmes
"Photography has changed a great deal since I entered the field,
back in Europe, in the days that "higher resolution" meant a larger camera,
a slower film speed, Kodachrome, going to the lab,
and rush processing the first roll of a shoot so you knew what you'd done.
I began my career as an editor with Dutch publishers VNU, today known as Nielsen,
where I was trained in art direction, and had an opportunity to become a staff judge at World Press Photo.
Today's imaging technologies have developed way past "film emulation",
and allow talented photographers to concentrate on their imagery, rather than dealing with layers of technology.
Just the ability to assess and correct photography on the camera or smartphone has changed our universe,
and that is very visible in Kannika's art. Between her vision and Chris' editing and production skills,
the partners complement each other in numerous ways, as was very visible in
their recent showing at the North Seattle College Library.
Kannika's work excels especially in that she confines her talents
to what she knows she is expert at, mostly in capturing nature, and its abundant color and shapes, in all its glorious diversity.
Kannika's vision goes beyond categorization, she'll go back and revisit a subject numerous times,
unencumbered by tradition, when the mood strikes her. She'll depict scenes that have a mysterious familiarity,
yet aren't immediately recognizable, such is their unique and stylish representation.
There are plenty of examples here,
see for yourself, and there will hopefully soon be another exhibition so Chris' finishing skills can be on display.
While his day job sees him active with multimedia in an academic environment,
he has refined his skill set so he can process digital photography to very high standards,
where especially his multi–color printing skills on professional equipment exceed anything
I have ever seen come out of a color darkroom. Between them, Kannika and Chris bring an amazing
"matched" end-to-end skill set to the fields of photography and display."
"I have long been a fan and collector of the Styrons artwork! Whether finding the subtle details of nature or revealing the character of their subjects, Kannika & Chris have the gift of taking one on an emotional as well as visual journey. Their representations of Seattle truly capture the beauty and energy the city has to offer!"
"The natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest takes on new, intriguing dimensions in Kannika Styron's photographs. She observes small, graceful details. In one image, a viewer can see how she finds a new way to look at a tree in winter. Styron chose to isolate a single leaf in close-up, producing a photograph filled with rich color, graceful curves, and the everyday magic of frost-edged leaves. Styron pays close attention to composition, light, and color. These photographs will bring a sense of warm, vibrant life to many different settings."
"My experience with the photo of Yellowstone by Kannika Styron from Lynwood Washington. First time that I saw this art of work, I fell in love right away. The right angle of this photo shooting from almost the beginning of the waterfall along side of the mountain from the both sides reflect the beauty of the nature very well. The more I look, the more I feel that I am actually there. I felt like I would love to expand this picture as big as I can and put it in the living room and that can give me a sense of being in that Yellowstone national park everyday. Thank you Kannika Styron for sharing your heart of this masterpiece artwork."
"Photography has changed a great deal since I entered the field, back in Europe, in the days that "higher resolution" meant a larger camera, a slower film speed, Kodachrome, going to the lab, and rush processing the first roll of a shoot so you knew what you'd done. I began my career as an editor with Dutch publishers VNU, today known as Nielsen, where I was trained in art direction, and had an opportunity to become a staff judge at World Press Photo.