Photography

Recently I have wondered about the validity of "landscape photography" as a relevant avenue of expression. While almost everyone likes a mountain vista or ocean sunset, the genre has lost a bit of twinkle with many viewers and has become a little cliché-i...  

was always my favorite. Even from when I was a small child and was not yet able to consciously qualify photographic categories. It holds to me as much merit and validity as any other genre. I never bring into it a political agenda, just pure stream-of-con... 

For the most part I consider myself to be a landscape photographer. Maybe some of what I have written about has to do with the photographers connection with the subject, location, action, etc. I know some 'street' shooters who wear headphones and listen t... 

By now, most folks know that I do a fair bit of landscape especially when I travel. I like street and people photography as well but landscape photography has always held a special place to me. Especially so when you are standing in the vast openess of a ... 

and I shot a lot of Kodachrome 64 from an early age, so my roots are in landscape. Growing up I was a 'big sky' person and fell in love with the American and Canadian Rockies. My favorite quote from Kurt Vonnegut: " If you want to really hurt you parents,... 

When i look at my own library, I notice many things. For one, 99% ofmy images contain no people at all. I will often wait for a scene to empty of humans before I am happy. Escapism is specific and personal. If landsacpe presses that specific button, then ... 

He explained what happened next as follows: " I photographed a magnificent tree in the middle of a farmer’s field in Hokkaido, Japan, called the Philosopher's Tree. The tree became the subject of many photographers, to the point that signs were put around... 

It was just a eucalyptus (almost weeds in our area) but it was the most beautiful shape, and had survived a few decades of touch-n-go circling of Top Gun pilots at the adjacent Miramar air base.. The sun coming up behind it as I drove eastwards to work hi...  

There are a couple of trees in my neighborhood that I photography quite often. A cherry tree along the river and a Ginkgo tree that fronts a local temple... in their respective seasons they are remarkable. .. Casey

It's quite enjoyable and illuminating to read what others think about photography. For me, taking pictures, or taking a shot with my camera, is completely divorced from the reality around me; and from the rest of the world and people and events. I am look... 

I still do - and I looked at a lot of photos, including my own. The 'viewing' process and perceptions being divorced from the actual camera work... I learned quite a bit by reviewing and got to the point where I could visualize the results when looking th... 

Cheers.

Recently I received Robert Adams's new book, "Robert Adams: 27 Roads", which is a lot like what you probably think it is. Pictures of landscape interrupted with roads in his quintessential style, i.e. black and white, elegant and spare to the point of bor... 

I took some time to look more deeply into his work... below is a video in German, if it's not your language just turn down the volume and look at the photos... Adams is definitely a landscape photographer to check out... Casey Robert Adams

That was a nice video Casey, thank you.

Keep me thinking of the title. I do know that I used to take mainly of landscape but after I back to rangefinder I mainly shot street and once in a while during traveling then will bundle in landscape or cityscape (included buildings). So basically whatev... 

and one is never totally tied to a specific approach... I think gear and history / perception of gear could impact the choice of subjects (and vice versa). Hehehe, I tried to come up with a catchy title for the post. Thanks for the comments... Casey