Image of the Month, January 2022: "Flying the light"

The Oregon Coast is absolutely stunning, no matter where you are. Heceta Head, where this image was made, is not an exception.

That morning, I was taking photos of the beautiful light against the rocks, when I saw a seagull flying by. I framed the photograph as fast as I could and clicked a few times. Luckily, one of them was perfect, with the seagull lit up by the light.

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A new image will be released every month and offered at a reduced price during that time. After 30 days, it will be sold at full price. They will never be on sale at any time in the future, the rate during the first month will be the lowest, ever.

want to know more?

You can find more information about how I create my images and all the details about pricing on The Art and Craft behind my prints.

"Flying the light" is available for purchase here.

How to photograph a tree

A field. One tree. The most simple scene. And yet, so many options. So many ways to make an image. Let's talk about them.

Fifteen power lines

Galicia, January 2022.

The Galician ugliness

Galicia, January 2022.

These are some examples of "ugly" architecture you can find around here. People refer to it as feísmo galego, or Galician ugliness: for a very long time, there were no rules or guidelines when it came to building new constructions. As time passed, those structures got even uglier.

Today, I love photographing these buildings.

Entrance

Galicia, January 2022.

Around here, it's common to see projects that were abandoned midway. Most of the time, it's the structure of a house that never got finished. In this case, they built the gate and the fence / wall first, the entrance to a piece of land stuck in time.

Twisted

Madeira, November 2021.

Another image from the magical forest of Fanal.

Ghost road

Galicia, January 2022.

An image from my long walk around town on a very foggy day.

12 miles of photography

Today, my only goal is to walk as much as I can, and make as many images as I can. Come with me as I walk 12 miles around town in a very thick fog.

Three ducks cruising

Galicia, January 2022.

Three ducks on the pond.

Pillar of the pond

Galicia, January 2022.

Another image from the pond I "discovered" recently.

Island in a pond

Galicia, January 2022.

This is not a dry land by any means, but for whatever reason, we don't have any lakes around here. So when I found this tiny pond while "scouting" on Google Maps, I knew I had to check it out. It didn't disappoint!

It was too foggy

In this episode, I find a new spot to photograph in the fog: a pond. But what a pond!

The seagull and the bridge

Portland, Oregon, October 2020.

Semiahmoo Bay

Semiahmoo Bay, Washington, October 2020.

Right where the US ends and Canada begins, a beautiful and peaceful morning by the bay.

Conversation with Neale from Photography Daily Podcast

A few weeks ago, I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Neale, from the Photography Daily Podcast. Have a listen to the episode, and make sure to check out the ample library of conversations with other amazing photographers.

Wawasee Tree

Indiana, February 2021.

A beautiful tree by Lake Wawasee I walk by every day (when I'm in Indiana, that is).

The curse of the photographer: dissatisfaction

Photographers might be destined to permanently feel dissatisfied. Because if we were to feel satisfied, would we still go out and create?

Learning to deal with this feeling is something a photographer must face at some point. To accept it as something that will always be there, if only as background noise. And to recognize what it is when it eventually becomes louder.

Three windmills

Castilla La Mancha, December 2021.

Most of the images I made of the windmills in La Mancha were from very close, almost "intimate portraits" of these beautiful windmills. But I also made a few from far away, to contrast these gentle giants against the even bigger landscape.

Elements of Fanal

Madeira, November 2021.

Fanal in a nutshell: bent old trees, fog, cows, and mountains.

Image of the Month, December 2021: "The fence of winter"

The Great Lakes are one of my favorite places to photograph during the winter. The conditions can be extreme, but that's what makes them so special. I lost count of how many times I froze at the shore taking photographs. What I do remember, though, is the feeling of gratitude afterwards. It is a very humble experience, to battle the elements. To discover how fragile we are.

This fence is almost the perfect metaphor for this feeling: we can try to put up gates, but there's no stopping nature. And that's just such a beautiful feeling.

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two sizes

Remember: there are two sizes to choose from, 6x6 and 8x8 (inches). In both cases, the matt and frame are 12x12 (this means a bigger margin for the 6x6 print).

shipping included

Shipping is free to the US now. International shipping is a flat rate of $19.95.

View fullsize

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artist contract

A new image will be released every month and offered at a reduced price during that time. After 30 days, it will be sold at full price. They will never be on sale at any time in the future, the rate during the first month will be the lowest, ever.

want to know more?

You can find more information about how I create my images and all the details about pricing on The Art and Craft behind my prints.

"The fence of winter" is available for purchase here.