Robert Plonka
Robert Plonka has had a lifetime passion for photography. Now retired, he takes this passion very seriously and goes on long photo-shooting sessions throughout the city of Detroit, day or night, snow or sun. He also has a studio at the Russell Industrial Center where he concentrates on improving his technique with staged scenes or models. His subjects range from cityscapes, to still-lives and portraits. Photographing people in their environments is something he enjoys because he is curious of what lays behind their eyes, where they have been and where they hope to go.

His objective goes far beyond pure esthetics. He aims at capturing the specific emotion he had when taking the photograph and takes advantage of the circumstances to compose a unique image without trying to create at all costs the perfect postcard. His photographs are the expression of what he sees and feels through the viewfinder. Pictures can be found anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and caring about what’s around. Once the photograph is taken, his artistic process is far from being finished. It continues for hours in his studio.
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Cornbelt Beef Corp. - Detroit, Michi
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Bankers Trust Company - Detroit, Mic
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Book Tower
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
MacArthur Bridge on a Foggy Night
Signed photograph, 16"x 20" - $70 (other sizes available upon request)Fisher Building / Fisher Body Plant
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Ren Cen Street, Detroit, Michigan
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Fisher Building Fisher Building Fis
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Eastern Market
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Eastern Market at night, Detroit
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
University of Phoenix, Detroit, Mich
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Woodward & Grand River, Detroit, Mic
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Fire escape, The Belt
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Lincoln Street, Detroit, Michigan
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Fisher Body Plant 21
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Detroit Public Library Detroit Publ
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Belle Isle Reflection
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Detroit Plaque
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)
Morning in the "D"
Signed photographPaper size 11x14 Photo size 11x7 - $50 (other sizes available upon request)