Simple techniques in the studio can yield beautifully surreal photographs. Bringing textural abstraction to flowers through experimentation.
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Autumn Still Life Study
A simple, modern still life arrangement captures the fleeting colours and natural beauty of autumn leaves.
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Dusk Reflections on Photographing the Great Bear Rainforest | Personal Work
“It is the hour of pearl—the interval between day and night when time stops and examines itself.” – John Steinbeck Photographed from aboard the charming tug MV Swell, darkness falls across the deep forest and birds flying low over still water of K’ootz/Khutze Inlet in […]
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Peony Floral Still Life Photography | Fine Art Prints
The peony flowers, with their romantic allure and lush elegance, inspired my still life photography. Experimenting with different vases and setups in my sunlit studio, I aimed to capture the fleeting beauty of these blooms. The images convey a contemplative mood with delicate petals against dark backgrounds, available as fine art prints for collectors worldwide.
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A single blue-purple Anemone coronaria flower in a textural triangular midcentury glass vase, against a dark backdrop and illuminated by a bright wedge of sunlight. I have been exploring some still life photography setup ideas this summer, and there are quite a few things I […]
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Notes From a New Landscape
The colour palette and texture of the volcanic environment shifted throughout the day. Golden grasses and blue-green sagebrush in contrast against lava flows. Fast-moving clouds in pearlescent shades of blue and pink, disappearing over distant mountains.
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Summer Landscape Reflections
Blue summer skies and fluffy white clouds mirrored in the water of Whirlpool Lake at Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. The dazzling colours of summer are fleeting in Canada, and in this scene there are vivid blues and greens. The dark forest recedes along the […]
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Vivid yellow Protea | Floral Photography
When I travel I am often closely observing the botanical elements of a place, as they often form an interesting and informative backdrop in the wider local scene. Floral photography fits in well with the idea of looking for local colour. From recent travels to […]
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Liquid Light | Abstract Art Photography
Years ago the tonal possibilities of black and white film taught me to watch for interesting abstractions of light and texture. As my style and technique has evolved, a strong love of abstract art photography has remained a creative constant in my personal work. While […]
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It was on a whim one day that I took a short drive down the coast from Monterey, California, to see if the rumours were true. Unusual sea creatures washing up, gelatinous, some completely clear, some bright blue, with delicate translucent sails. Arriving at the […]
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Paeonia, peony, perfection
Is there any flower more beautiful than the peony, bursting with elegant, ruffled petals? Each bloom is at once refined and tousled, often softly fragrant, and so quick to fade as the heat of summer overtakes the blushing warmth of late spring. I’ll just let […]
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Winter Solstice
“This is the solstice, the still point, of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year’s threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath…” – Margaret Atwood, Eating Fire: Selected Poetry 1965-1995
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