Minimalist

I've been experimenting with a kind of "Ironic Mininalism" project I assigned myself. Here's the brief, what I was aiming for broadly, which I met to a greater or lesser extent: - Say as much as possible with as little as possible - Lots of negative space, texture or repetition, simplified subject, bare essentials - Colors, vibrant or subdued, complementary - Appears real, looks "in-camera" - except there's an impossible element... - Off-kilter element creates a question, an immediate reaction in the viewer's mind - The image must ask / say / demand something: "Deal with THIS!" "What does it mean?" "Oh that's funny!" "Is this real?"


"Twilighting"




"May 17, 5:14 am"


"Man On The Street"

2021​​​​​​​


"Moonrise, Imperial Sand Dunes"

2019








"Oblivious"

A non-existent building. This one is composed from an image of a balcony at the B'nai B'rith building in Santa Barbara, and the odd balcony from the backside of the Arlington Theatre downtown. 
2021



"Partly Cloudy"

Image composed from 2 photos: the cloud, which I captured one day on an iPhone, and a fragment from another photo I took, the backside of the Frietas Building in Santa Barbara. I reworked the fragment into a new, full-blown building that doesn't actually exist.

2021


"Cosmic Laugh Therapist"

2022






"Ambiguous"

Image made from 3 locations in Santa Barbara, CA

2021 



"Getting Some Air"

2022



"Afterglow"

2018



"Receding Light"

2017



"Monochrome Afternoon"

2022





"Placid Day, Salton Sea"

2018


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Fun Stuff
Every so often a flash of "graphic joke" inspiration strikes and I get to work. Am upgrading software skills a bit and having fun with politics too. "The views expressed are solely the owner's". Here's a few you images might enjoy:
Restoration Work
In the last few months, with some of the new digital tools available now, I've taken more of an interest in old photo restorations. I use a combination of Lightroom, Photoshop and Topaz software, usually in about that order, but with considerable back and forth. Each image has it's own needs, so it's a matter of choosing the right tools for the job. These photos are digitized from original 35mm slides, family photos taken mostly in the 50's and 60's. It makes for a fun and rewarding project, as each photo is a kind of puzzle to be solved.
Award Winning Images
Below are images that have been judged in one or more Photographic Society of America recognized competitions. Judges representing the Coachella Valley Desert Camera Club (CVDCC), the Southern California Council of Camera Clubs (S4C), and the Coachella International Exhibition have reviewed and awarded each image as detailed:
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