f2.8 | 1/125 | ISO400
The church in Valldemossa felt otherworldly as we roamed the ground of the Carthusian Monastery. This space must have been truly brilliant to hear Chopin’s work in back the time when he lived there. You know is a special place when a 2.5 year old is staring in amazement the same as his parents.
f3.5 | 1/250 | ISO50
Well this is nice. Friends of my sister booked a boat journey to a cliffside restaurant that ended with some floating in the Mediterranean. Beer, paella, salt water, sun, and swimming — life has a way of being so unbelievably good, it makes you wonder what choices you have made that make things like this possible.
f13 | 1/640 | ISO200
Went to the Old Town of Alcúdia to explore in the early morning with the little guy. We had been there a few days before, but being summer, the tourist were everywhere and I wanted some time to feel the space with early morning sun and see what I could make of the beauty of this 14th century walled part of the city. The photographs I got were some of my favourites and this one is particularly special as it highlights how crazy the sunshine really is…this photo is a color photo!
f11 | 1/320 | ISO800
f3.5 | 1/80 | ISO400
Saturdays
Saw this moment and felt the shapes of the space lined up nicely to capture the two sisters enjoying a day with family.
f? | 1/200 | ISO400
New [old] Lens
Recently picked up a converter for my old Canon FD 50mm 1.4 SSC. So far, the most difficult thing about it getting back into MF mode in my head and also my need to get some contacts again as the glasses interfere too much with my focusing. But it is really fun to play with a lens that I once carried every day for 2 years.
Family time!
f/5.6 | 1/80 | ISO200
f8 | 1/160 | ISO200
Winter Moon
Taken on 27.12.23 at 12:04, this photograph illustrates well how crazy the light is here in Iceland in December. The moon was neither rising nor setting, instead hovering on the horizon and you could track the movement of earth over time as the moon travelled parallel with the mountains in the distance and slowly growing in size as it approached the mountain closer to my position on the coast. Perspective changing all the while, a perfect allegory of life.
f2.8 | 1/80 | ISO1600
White Christmas
f9 | 1/640 | ISO400
Perk of Work
I am working on a project that is on a property with a beautiful greenhouse. I’ve always admired that trend of photographs of glass with condensation and flowers, showing the life that they contain within. This was at the end of a day of making set decorations and the sun was just perfect. Really nice way to take in a coffee.
f22 | 1/160 | ISO400
Reflection
We went out in search of the fall colours and found reflection instead. It always comes exactly when you need it.
11 actors and myself for a day of shooting around Reykjavík culminating in the best shot of the day in the theatre itself. It was a pleasure to be asked to photograph this ensemble visiting from Poland.
22:40:27JAN:2021-19:40:29JAN:2021
The following photographs were taken over a series of walks around the grounds of a fishing lodge in Iceland. The lodge is situated in the countryside to the north of Reykjavík, about three hours drive away. Taken about a month after the winter solstice with a full moon, the light is all twisted around from what would be a normal winter landscape in any other location not so near the arctic circle.
Study 1.0
Is it boring to see the same photograph (more or less) over and over again? I once read about a school in Germany where the students are required to photograph the same subject for an entire year. Whether this method is similar to Bernard and Hilla Becher’s studies, or if it came from The German School of Photographers, I’m not sure, but this always fascinated me as a concept. I felt that the purpose of this was to slow your work down and make sure that you are considering all versions of the same subject before deciding what to present to the world. But what happens when all versions of the subject become as interesting as the a single version? Is there a holy concept that forces the artist to present one single photograph? What if the light is as much the subject as the landscape?
Terminator
A terminator or twilight zone is a moving line that divides the daylit side and the dark night side of a planetary body. The terminator is defined as the locus of points on a planet or moon where the line through the center of its parent star is tangent. An observer on the terminator of such an orbiting body with an atmosphere would experience twilight due to light scattering by particles in the gaseous layer.
Summer of Green (Zine, 2023)
Where are you being thrown out?
Where is the last
memory
of
you
being
discarded?
I was asked this by a man on an island; someone from the past. It rang true as everyone is being consumed by the digital black hole that is memory. We lose more to it by the passing day. We gleefully send information into it at an alarming pace.
Think of where the last memory of you will end. Entropy? Singularity? So where are your memories being lost? They are being thrown out by something at this very second. A brain somewhere is losing the memory of your first whatever it is and it will never come back. Post it to wherever, it will disappear at some point. Only tangible things last into the future long enough to change the way the memory of you survives.
If you don't produce a single tangible thing, the memory of you dies with the last person to think of you. You end.
f5.6 | 1/60 | ISO400
Skreið
This one comes from an impromptu shoot inside my friend’s restaurant. I am always trying to use geometry to highlight a frame and this one feels like a real triumph in that aspect. The zig zag from the top of the frame to the bottom was fun to discover as I was shooting this gorgeous light. Things that develop naturally, but become the purpose as you work on are the most rewarding.
f/5.6 | 1/640 | ISO400
As I approach the gravestone, the first thing that catches my attention is the meticulous organization of the surrounding shrubs. They are expertly shaped and trimmed, as if each leaf has been carefully pruned to perfection. Yet, amidst this impressive display of horticultural prowess, the gravestone stands out in contrast. Its weathered surface and fading lettering suggest the passage of time and the weight of history. It seems almost out of place amidst this pristine landscape, reminding me that even the most well-groomed exterior cannot erase the memories and stories of those who have passed on.
(AI wrote the above paragraph)
What really happened was that as I approached this marker I was struck by the amount of geometry represented in the space. All of the dominating shapes being derived of rectangles. The next step in capturing the photograph was determining the best way to meter the light. I wanted to give the green a lot of power, so I under-exposed in order to show the highlight of the bright green against a dark shadow. Leaves tend to allow for so a lot shadow directly next to highlights and it is important not to lose either in order to create the range that makes the colour most natural. After my first exposure, the idea of showing more of the marker came to me and with a step closer, I was able to give the gravestone more of a elongated rectangle.
f/11 | 1/100 | ISO400
Museum Opening
One of the ways I pay the bills is by documenting art openings. I always enjoy these gigs because they allow for some freedom on the creative side, after all, who would object to creative gallery opening photographs? Isn’t that the point— to make things look interesting?
f/6.3 | 1/125 | ISO400
Bubbles
Maggie was on point on this one, helping me with the bubbles and the lighting. A fun moment in the living room, creating something pretty.
f/4 | 1/100 | ISO100
Summer Morning
As of late (seemingly the last 3 three years) I have been busy. It’s so nice when I get the chance to walk with my son on a morning full of sun. I’m looking for things like the photograph above. The sun making a highlight on the trees in a way that can only be found interesting when you take the time to stop and look at it.
ƒ/5.6 | 1/60 | ISO 250
Home
This shadow has been one that I watch creep up the wall every spring, until it reaches this point where it paints the wall with this broad stroke. The colours of the art work pop and the crispy lines created by the new camera made this year special.
