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The Photograph as Art Object
The Photograph as Art Object
In a time where photography is ubiquitous—where every pocket contains a capable camera and most images live on screen — the photograph has become somewhat disposable. Swipe, pause for a... Read more...
Travel Photography Essentials and Philosophy by Steve Speer
Travel Photography Essentials and Philosophy by Steve Speer
When preparing for a trip focused on travel photography, especially one like my upcoming journey to Maui, careful consideration of equipment, planning, and approach is essential. My chosen gear reflects... Read more...
TESUKI-WASHI ECHIZEN and the Relevance of Print
TESUKI-WASHI ECHIZEN and the Relevance of Print
Sasso Barisano, Matera, Italy 2023 Saturday, March 2, 2024 – A good day I have recently blogged about choosing the perfect paper for my Italy Portfolio. To that end I... Read more...
China Portraits - Pictures of Place
China Portraits - Pictures of Place
Portraits from Guangdong and Yunnan Provinces I travelled to China three times in early 2000. All visits were to Guangdong Province plus my third and final visit in 2010 included... Read more...
Perfect Paper for My Italy Portfolio - 2023
Perfect Paper for My Italy Portfolio - 2023
I recently spent two hours at Royce Howland Print Studio talking about paper. "How can there be that much to talk about," you might ask? Well there is plenty! Royce... Read more...
Capturing the Beauty of Southern Italy: Urban and Rural Landscapes
Capturing the Beauty of Southern Italy: Urban and Rural Landscapes
Introduction Since visiting Northern Italy in 2011, I had been looking forward to returning. In the fall of 2023, I spent six weeks in this amazing country, this time focusing... Read more...
Large format photo exhibition, October 2022
Blog - Why I Exhibit
As part of my upcoming exhibition, I thought it might be a good time to discuss the idea of exhibiting and why I consider it to be an important part... Read more...
Bring the Goddess Into Your Home!
Bring the Goddess Into Your Home!
Click image above for details “In Pele's Presence” is a collection of photo-art prints shot while the lava streamed over cliffs and into the Pacific from Kilauea Volcano on the... Read more...
Portgual
Portgual
One of the first things that strikes me as we reach the outskirts of Lisbon on our way to walled city of Evora is the quality of their highways. The... Read more...
Collecting Photography
Collecting Photography
  If any medium could be said to dominate our cultural life, it is the photograph in its various forms. Photography is indisputably a mass medium with unrivalled reach and... Read more...