Charlotte Cornwallis & Arden Rozell

Arden Rozell: Arden Rozell is an abstract artist inspired by music who resides in Atlantic Highlands. Paintings lead the viewer to open minded curiosity. He enjoys working in mixed media. He looks forward to one day seeing paintings animated on the computer.

Charlotte Cornwallis: Now just over 50 years old, there is much more to Charlotte than just her ability to point and shoot a camera. To understand her and her motivation in life you need to know a little about her history and past achievements. Charlotte is a former world champion in Court Tennis, a medieval game few have ever heard of let alone played. She was undefeated for 5 years from 2004 to 2009 and won the world championships singles title 4 times. With four nations playing Court Tennis (US, UK, Australia and France) Charlotte travelled a lot to compete in her 25 years of playing at the top level and always took her camera with her.  With little money to be earned in Court Tennis, she had a full time job as a National Account Manager for an events operation in the UK, the only way to fund her love of Court Tennis and desire to be the best. However, at the height of her reign as World Number 1 in 2009, she was forced to retire due to a wrist injury. A catastrophic event for her at the time, yet it was the catalyst to her finding her next passion - wildlife photography. In 2013, she had worked in London for just under 3 years and always hated city life, so she chose to take a sabbatical. South Africa was the chosen destination embarking on a 3 month volunteering position in wildlife conservation. What was supposed to be a short sojourn ended up being a 7 year adventure. During these 7 years she honed her photography skills alongside some of the best in the business and fell deeply in love with Africa. She had 3 different jobs while in SA, all in slightly different regions of this phenomenally complex country. All were focused on wildlife, safari and conservation, hence she was able to capture some incredible moments on camera. The greatest skill of a wildlife photographer is learning behaviour to such a degree that you can prepare yourself for a ‘predictable” moment. Wild animals are exactly that, wild. They do not cater to instruction nor do they stand in a studio and pose for hours on end - it is a game of prediction, knowledge, anticipation and a whole lot of luck. This is the exciting, dramatic and often frustrating side of the photography world in Africa and it’s what keeps Charlotte going back time and time again since leaving there in 2020 to come to live in Atlantic Highlands, NJ.