Two more digital appearances for this puppy, but it’s a repeat at Barcelona, so it might be time to retire this image in the game. But it’s still a popular favorite and is available as a limited edition 11×14 print on 13×19 archival paper.

Thanks to GuruShots you can see some AMAZING landscapes at the following link:

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/features/gurushots-winning-photographs-from-the-shooting-landscapes-contest

My photo is number 94 in the gallery slideshow at the bottom. It was made in 2010 at Cashel Cathedral in Ireland, back when I was only doing travel photos.

I’d shoot it differently now, but it’s not bad for 10 years ago.

 

 

At long last I have added a few images from the 2017 Japan trip to my travel gallery. Japan (2017) I think part of the delay was trying to winnow it down since I had landscapes, street photos, photos I really liked but weren’t identifiably Japan…at any rate, here they are almost 3 years later. May add more later, like in 3 years : P

I am pleased to share that my entry into IPA’s One-Shot: Movement Contest received an honorable mention. This was a photograph made on a March afternoon two years ago and I’ve been in love with it ever since. I’m glad someone else liked it too.

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This week’s offering is a little controversial.

I found this book fascinating because not only did it cover some photography history as it presented each photo, but it explained why it was controversial. This is helpful because many of these I wondered what all the fuss was about, and indeed in today’s society many of them would’t warrant a second glance for that reason. But it gives an insight into the cultural milieu at the time, which is also interesting. Art should push boundaries and there are some remarkable photos in this volume that do just that. If we don’t feel something we can’t question WHY we feel it, and art should make us feel and question why we feel it.

Received confirmation that two pieces will appear digitally in two different shows in July in Australia. I might just have to go spend some time in the land of the roo’s at some point : P

 

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Go check out the West Valley Arts Show!

WVA Online Exhibition

You might see something you recognize.

Thanks to Gurushots another photo has appeared online; this one at f-Stoppers.com

https://fstoppers.com/contests/best-images-gurushots-lit-twilight-challenge-484776

Go check out all the lovely twilight shots (no, not those sparkle vampires or ripped-abs werewolves).

This week’s offering is The Last Testament by Jonas Bendiksen.

The Last Testament is a collection of the writings and in many cases the interviews with seven men who believe or at least offer themselves up as the returned Jesus. There are seven sections and each starts with the writings of the self-styled prophets followed by, in most cases, an interview with said pseudo-savior. In some cases Jonas had to settle for information he could gather because he was denied access to the man in question. There is a photo section for each aspiring prophet as well.

I selected this book because it’s a collection of stories in a stylized packaging (made to look like the Bible or what a “Third Testament” might look like). It’s an example of “journalism” done (it seems) properly with interviews, material, and no judgement. Photos are to be used to tell or enhance a story, and here they do the latter, documenting the lives of these seven men.

A.Smith Gallery has its portrait display up on line. You can see the above image and the other selected works here: https://a-smith-gallery.square.site/shop/3

Go check them out! You need more good photographs in your life : P