Bending Light showcases photographer Eric Meola’s use of light and colour in his work throughout his five-decade career. Meola’s work is informed by writers, painters, musicians, and the desire to create visual metaphors with his imagery. Eric Meola is considered a true innovator in color photography. Embark on visual journey around the world through Meola’s iconic photographs that showcase his captivating use of light and colour. Multi-award-winning photographer Eric Meola is a master of using color and light in photography, creating vivid, evocative, and graphic images. From his famous “Coca Kid” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” album cover to his Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023, Meola has had an extraordinary five-decade career. Bending Light: The Moods of Color is a retrospective bursting with color. It features one hundred iconic photographs from Meola’s editorial, advertising and personal work, as well as his recent experiments with color abstracts. Meola also takes readers behind the lens to reveal the stories and anecdotes behind the creation of each image. Through this intimate and personal account of his creative process and self-expression, the photographer examines his use of color, its symbolism, and how it affects our moods. For professional and aspiring photographers, and people who appreciate photography, art, and a colorful perspective of the world, this extraordinary collection of images, captured over more than fifty years, showcases why Meola is considered a true innovator in color photography.