Composition – New Column on Luminous Landscape

“How do you define something? One classic strategy is to let the dictionary define it for you. The Oxford English Dictionary defines composition in the following ways … … the act of combining; forming relationships (between things); synthesis; reasoning from the universal to the particular;...

Field Workshops

What’s it like being in the field with me during a workshop? Get a taste of it in this video. Check out my recommended Maine destinations. Upcoming field workshops include 6/12-15 – Along the Waterline 8/9-15 – Iceland 10/16-19 – Fall Foliage

James Balog – Extreme Ice Survey

Jim Balog has been doing an absolutely fascinating photographic project. He and a team of glaciologists have put cameras around the world and set them to take exposures every hour. The changes they’ve tracked have been astonishing – even to the most learned scientists! You’ve...

Illuminating Creativity – Lecture at the College of Dupage

Tonight, for the first time, I’ll be showing new work from my Antarctica January, 2009 voyage. I’ll also reveal a lot about my creative process; camera, software, drawing, and writing technique and how it all goes together. The lecture is at 7 pm at the...

2009 Workshops Announced

My 2009 workshop schedule is live. My field workshops emphasize creative approaches to exposure. My lab workshops emphasize creative approaches to post-processing. All of the exercises are designed to help you find and refine your unique authentic voice. There are four international destinations – Antarctica,...

Winners of the Day 7 – Focus On Nature

Here are the winners of the day for the current Focus On Nature / Iceland workshop. Left to right, top to bottom Jim Graham, Andree Laliberte, Ginette Vachon, Barbara Myriam. Check out more of this week’s Focus on Nature participants with the links above.

Get Local Information – Part 4 – Gudmundur Ingolfsson

– Focus On Nature’s creator Einar Erlandson enlisted professional photographer Gudmundur Ingolfsson to help guide us on location in Iceland. Gudmundur is a veteran photographer. His passion for photography started when he was a young boy. He started learning English by reading photographic magazines. So...

Winners of the Day 5 – Focus On Nature

Here are the winners of the day for the current Focus On Nature / Iceland workshop. Left to right, top to bottom Jim Graham, Andree Laliberte, Ginette Vachon, Barbara Myriam. Check out more of this week’s Focus on Nature participants with the links above.

Winners of the Day 4 – Focus On Nature

Here are the winners of the day for the current Focus On Nature / Iceland workshop. Left to right, top to bottom Jim Graham, Andree Laliberte, Ginette Vachon, Barbara Myriam. Check out more of this week’s Focus on Nature participants with the links above.

Winners of the Day 3 – Focus On Nature

Here are the winners of the day for the current Focus On Nature / Iceland workshop. Left to right, top to bottom Jim Graham, Andree Laliberte, Ginette Vachon, Barbara Myriam. Check out more of this week’s Focus on Nature participants with the links above.