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"Photographs are not really ‘documentary’ in the way we assume them to be. They are biopic only in the sense that they are a starting point for the reinvention of the truth of our lives..."

Memory and Photographic Reflections on Winters Past

February 26, 2018

Indeed, memories are rarely ‘photographic’ and I think that photographs rarely ever represent the past to us as it really was. They represent even less the meaning of past times and places in our contemporary lives.

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In Fine Art Photography, Landscape Photography, Memory and Photography, wildlife photography Tags Michigan, winter, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Whitefish Point, Tahquamenon Falls
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"In 2017 I managed to reinvent myself in middle age and take my life in a completely new direction, despite working outside the established community of fine art photography..."

A Year of Firsts at Light Brew Photography

February 6, 2018

Writing a retrospective celebrating successes is a great way of reminding one’s self of all one has accomplished in a short period of time, even when there’s so much more to do...

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In American Dream, A Southern Sense of Place, Composite Photography, Fine Art Photography, iPhoneography, Landscape Photography, wildlife photography Tags light brew photography, light brew photo, light brew
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"When I visit the buffalo, I can’t help but remember the many days of my childhood spent acting out dreams of the Old West. Like any intelligent child with an active imagination, I did more than play; I dwelt in my fantasies..."

An Early Winter Buffalo Roundup

December 19, 2017

I was born a cowgirl (although when I was really little I would have thought of myself as a cowboy). Seriously, I’m pretty sure I emerged from the womb wearing a fringed, suede vest and cowboy hat...

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In Landscape Photography, wildlife photography Tags Bison, buffalo, land between the lakes, wildlife, elk, turkeys, falcon
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"Although I believe that viewers sense emotion and intensity in these photographs, I think you must know what was happening in my life in late 2012 and what I was seeking at Red Rocks to fully appreciate what these images communicate about me..."

iPhoneography at the Red Rocks of Manitou Springs, Colorado

December 10, 2017

Over the last few weeks, I’ve spent some of my spare time locating, editing and curating a number photographs I took in Colorado back in December 2012. These images have sat dormant and unappreciated for the last five years, although they have moved from one hard drive, to the cloud, to another hard drive, and then back to the cloud again over that span of time.

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In Fine Art Photography, Landscape Photography, iPhoneography Tags Colorado, Red Rocks, Mountains, iPhone
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"Our mission was two-fold: capture some pleasing images of the last of the colorful leaves of Autumn and track down some of the big beasts at home on the LBTL bison range..."

The Last Gasp Of Autumn at Land Between the Lakes

November 18, 2017

The LBTL was the location that offered our best chance of experiencing beautiful golden fields and placid lakes and ponds surrounded by foliage in a broad spectrum of colors. The area is 170,000 acres of forest, fields, lakes, and ponds

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In Composite Photography, Landscape Photography, Fine Art Photography Tags Autumn, Fall, Bison, Trees
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"Photographic projects, like mine, that embrace nostalgia may originate from highly personal motivations, but they are always interpreted and understood within a larger cultural, social, and political context..."

Photographic Experiences of Nostalgia & Sense of Place

July 23, 2017

Viewing a photograph can spark powerful feelings of nostalgia that well up from our embodied memories of sense of place. Indeed, photos have been an important means of propagating nostalgic social movements since the invention of photography itself...

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In A Southern Sense of Place, Landscape Photography, Fine Art Photography, Memory and Photography Tags sense of place, nostalgia, social movements, embodied memory, the south, Embodiment, cow, barn, antique
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Fundamentally, my journey is a testament to the transformative power of creativity, and one filled with valuable lessons for anyone searching for a more meaningful life. The one lesson I hope all readers take away from my story is that anyone can find healing in creativity.

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Memory and Photographic Reflections on Winters Past
Angela Martin
Feb 26, 2018

Indeed, memories are rarely ‘photographic’ and I think that photographs rarely ever represent the past to us as it really was. They represent even less the meaning of past times and places in our contemporary lives.

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Feb 26, 2018
A Year of Firsts at Light Brew Photography
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A Year of Firsts at Light Brew Photography
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Feb 6, 2018

Writing a retrospective celebrating successes is a great way of reminding one’s self of all one has accomplished in a short period of time, even when there’s so much more to do...

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An Early Winter Buffalo Roundup
Angela Martin
Dec 19, 2017

I was born a cowgirl (although when I was really little I would have thought of myself as a cowboy). Seriously, I’m pretty sure I emerged from the womb wearing a fringed, suede vest and cowboy hat...

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Dec 19, 2017
iPhoneography at the Red Rocks of Manitou Springs, Colorado
Angela Martin
Dec 10, 2017
iPhoneography at the Red Rocks of Manitou Springs, Colorado
Angela Martin
Dec 10, 2017

Over the last few weeks, I’ve spent some of my spare time locating, editing and curating a number photographs I took in Colorado back in December 2012. These images have sat dormant and unappreciated for the last five years, although they have moved from one hard drive, to the cloud, to another hard drive, and then back to the cloud again over that span of time.

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Angela Martin
Dec 10, 2017
The Last Gasp Of Autumn at Land Between the Lakes
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Nov 18, 2017
The Last Gasp Of Autumn at Land Between the Lakes
Angela Martin
Nov 18, 2017

The LBTL was the location that offered our best chance of experiencing beautiful golden fields and placid lakes and ponds surrounded by foliage in a broad spectrum of colors. The area is 170,000 acres of forest, fields, lakes, and ponds

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Angela Martin
Nov 18, 2017
Chimera: Fusing Natural Elements in Composite Photography
Angela Martin
Oct 29, 2017
Chimera: Fusing Natural Elements in Composite Photography
Angela Martin
Oct 29, 2017

When I started stumbling around with techniques in compositing in photography (processes that involve blending together elements from two or more photographs), the early images instantly surfaced the word “chimera” in my mind. 

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Oct 29, 2017
Eight Ways Competition Can Improve Your Photography
Angela Martin
Oct 8, 2017
Eight Ways Competition Can Improve Your Photography
Angela Martin
Oct 8, 2017

You don’t have to become a full-time, professional photographer for it to change your life. Moving from defining yourself based on what you do for a living to what you do to live is a revolutionary achievement in American society.

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