Mountains in Monochrome
Garfield Peak, Crater Lake National Park I don’t tend to gravitate toward photographing mountains, and I generally don’t care for other...
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greggwaterman
Feb 292 min
It's Almost Here!
27 February 2024 Last year I got myself scheduled for a March 2024 show at the Klamath Art Gallery. Late in 2023 I began the process of...
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greggwaterman
Dec 27, 20236 min
2023 Personal Favorites
Here you will find some of my photographs from the past year that are my own favorites, and a bit of discussion about some of them. I...
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greggwaterman
Nov 29, 20232 min
Up Schonchin Butte
Schonchin Butte in summer, with clouds The most distinctive landmark of Lava Beds National Monument is Schonchin Butte, the top of which...
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greggwaterman
Nov 24, 20231 min
One Way, or the Other
At some point in the late summer I ascertained that my photography was essentially going nowhere, and I resolved that I MUST get out with...
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greggwaterman
Oct 18, 20234 min
Europe, Part Two
Note: My usual intent with this blog is to create posts that attend to matters of photography, in a way that I hope will be intelligible...
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greggwaterman
Oct 16, 20232 min
Europe, Part One
Boat and Danube River, Austria For years, my wife Vivian has been telling me we should go to Europe. With visions in my head of heat,...
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greggwaterman
Aug 30, 20231 min
Hill Island, Part Two
Prior to a recent trip to the Discovery Islands, between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia (see my previous post for the...
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greggwaterman
Aug 28, 20233 min
Hill Island, Part One
On the surface, it sounded idyllic: My wife Vivian and I, along with three friends, would be dropped at a small island between Vancouver...
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greggwaterman
May 1, 20232 min
Lassen!
Gene touring a ridge, with Brokeoff Mountain in the background Who hasn’t said “How have I lived where I do for so long, and not been...
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greggwaterman
Feb 10, 20233 min
When Technology Matters
For much of the past 15 years, the bulk of my photography has been done with black and white film, using a 4x5 inch view camera and a 6x7...
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greggwaterman
Jan 26, 20232 min
Seeing Vertically
A couple years ago I purchased a 6x12 back for my 4x5 camera. The camera normally uses sheets of film, each 4 inches by 5 inches, but the...
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greggwaterman
Jan 11, 20232 min
Color, or Black and White?
I have a fairly extensive library of books featuring the work of a number of famous (in the photography world, anyway) and not-so-famous...
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greggwaterman
Dec 31, 20224 min
Some Days Are Better Than Others
When I venture out with a camera, I never know what might happen. Typically, I am fortunate to get one photograph I like in a day of...
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greggwaterman
Dec 7, 20221 min
Blind to What is in Front of Me!
It is not unusual for me to be at home looking at a photograph recently made and see something I hadn't noticed when making the image....
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greggwaterman
Nov 13, 20221 min
McCloud
I'm fortunate to live in a place where I have access to a large variety of landscapes within just an hour or two driving time from my...
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greggwaterman
Nov 3, 20223 min
Mistakes Were Made: Installment 1
Due to a mishap mentioned in a previous post, I’m currently in the process of going through old black and white negatives and culling out...
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greggwaterman
Oct 22, 20222 min
A Bristlecone Primer
Bristlecone 5, Windy Ridge, Colorado I recently had the opportunity to photograph some bristlecone pines in Colorado. Shortly afterward I...
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greggwaterman
Oct 19, 20221 min
Hard Reset
It was bound to happen sooner or later, given my reckless attitude in the face of risk. No, I didn’t get COVID – I have somehow managed...
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greggwaterman
May 9, 20223 min
National Parks, Part Two
In the previous post I insinuated that perhaps our National Parks are best avoided. But let’s face it – there is something remarkable...
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