Return To The Same Well
Suffusion XV, Skogafoss, Iceland, 2012 To find what I was looking for, it took three visits to this waterfall. On the first visit, I made conventional postcards surveying the site with a curious eye: cliffs, grass, moss, waterfall, pool, river, rock, vapor, rainbow, sun, clouds,...Just Show Up – The Story Behind The Photograph
Illumination XXVI, Jokulsarlon, Iceland, 2012 Motion picture director Wood Allen famously remarked, “80% of success is just showing up.” One wintry night at Iceland’s glacial lagoon (Jokulsarlon) it seemed like all I had to do was show up. The heavens danced with aurora borealis’ green...
Be Prepared – The Story Behind The Photograph
Illumination XXVI, Jokulsarlon, Iceland, 2012 French microbiologist Louis Pasteur famously remarked, “Chance favors the prepared.” Just showing up doesn’t guarantee success. You can stack the deck in your favor by being prepared. To be prepared you have to find answers to a lot of questions...
Stay In The Zone – The Story Behind The Photograph
Constellation VI, Selljalandsfoss, Iceland, 2012 I had tried my hand at this subject and failed a number of times. It was easy to make the standard high-impact postcard images of this famous location. Selljalandsfoss, Iceland is a marvelous waterfall that you can circle in front...
2 Exhibits In 1 – Around The World & Process – Aug 3-4
Enjoy two inspiring exhibits by internationally acclaimed artist John Paul Caponigro – Around The World & Process. Around the world unveils new highlights from his recent international travels north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle with stops along the way in Iceland,...
John Paul Caponigro & Seth Resnick – Share Experience & Share Vision
Read the story behind these two photographs made by two very different photographers here. When Seth Resnick and I started Digital Photo Destinations workshops, many people thought we were an unlikely combination. His mode of photography is active and mine’s contemplative. He photographs everything; I...
Free July Desktop Calendar
My free July desktop calendar features an image from Iceland. Download it here now. Find out about upcoming events here.