Offers classes in Photography - senior class photos - artistic wedding photography
contact via phone or email (301) 478-2735, pkbphotos@hughes.net
address - 13910 Scofield Rd., Flintstone, MD 21530
Photographer Penny Knobel-Besa, originally from Baltimore, Maryland is a playwright, theatre director and was a founding member of "Arts At Canal Place" co-op gallery. She has won many local, regional, and national awards for her photography and was named Maryland Photographer of the Year by past Governor Shaffer and given a national award by the Big Brother/Sisters Foundation. She enjoys capturing unique candid photographs as well as occasional wedding photography. She has her own woodland studio which is perfect for portraits and senior class photos both in and outdoor. 
Knobel-Besa was often published in the national award winning literary magazine, "Antietam Review". Her work varies from traditional B & W, color, and giclee (photographs printed on canvas) to her latest mono prints mixing photos & painting.
In September and January she offers classes called, "The Art of Photography" for anyone who enjoys taking photographs. The sessions meet for four Saturdays and cover basic photography, field trip, a photo shoot with model, and mat cutting/framing session, along discussions of how to show and sell your work. Plus there is a private session with each student to explore Adobe Photoshop, and a chance to exhibit their photography.
Her work can be seen at several galleries in Maryland and she has exhibited her work in European locations most recently a three week exhibition in Vienna, Austria. Her travels include a solo camping trek with a tent for two months covering 13,000 miles across the US to Alaska returning through Canada to build up a body of work. Her most recent 7,000 mile 10 week photo journey in 2011 included all of Great Britain, Irish Republic, Normandy Coast of France, Bruges, Belgium, Amsterdam, Holland, Prague, Czech Republic, and several cities in Germany.
