Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

Portfolios from A Life in Photographic Art

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There will be dance, theater, portraits, trains and passengers. Visual stories poetry, ranting essays and humor. Figures, flowers, famous folks. Abstracts and architecture all reflective of my life as a passionate observer. Self portraits all, a look through my eyes.  A Life in Photographic Art. 

A sample chapter Another Door Entered  is available now at Amazon or a signed copy by sending me a check for $25

Nutmeg Ballet mid ’80s

Fort Collins Co. Train Travel

The Muse

Milo Maine at Ken Morgan’s studio for  a week I liked this window reflection. I asked if she would stay in photo and I added to my Layered Life Portfolio. 

November 2014 Capital Way Olympia one of my first images here. Layered Life.

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Photographic Art Figure Studies

August 2001 Dance In Seattle Japanese Gardens

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August 2001 a magical month part of a creative, productive year. 

But Sept just after I flew home the world changed. The art world started a currently 15 years of disfavor and non support.

This isn’t about politics it is a celebration of my vision 330 rolls of film exposed in 2001, many images I am now seeing for the first time. It has always been about the next image.

A friend introduced me to Kim a dancer in Seattle. We met after my Workshop on Whidbey Island. We went to brunch and she showed me some of Seattle arriving at the Gardens I looked at the space as we waited to pay and enter. “Kim we can’t go in now.” I said “we need to go get you dance clothes.” Returning a half hour later we entered to a world on movement and magic.

2001 a time of change from Willi to Norwich for the next 15 years. More revitalization programs committees. More of the suicidal emphasis on NPOs everyone is a artist. All inclusive devaluing the professional artist.  I continue singing my song to the few that listened. To be an artist is not a weekend hobby or an after school activity. It is a commitment to seeing, expressing, communicating being a metaphor for the human condition. 

Here are a few moments in time part of A Life in Photographic Art.

Photographic Art some more dance.

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1970’s Memorial Day 1972 Stratford Ct.

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Then and now the waves of change roll in but the breakwater of status quo flattens them with new and improved detergent. These were the early days of spin.

A quiet porch Memorial off the main streets parade route. Belief still had some.

Sikorsky Helicopters a small civil disobedience demonstration. Stop the killing.

Peace for children and people of the world this scout groups message loud then, now unheard.

Walking back to my car she sits on the porch. Sitting on porches a calming time morning, evening, anytime. Put down your personal lobotomy device. Sit breath, wonder, imagine.

My second book filled with images, tales both visual and verbal commentary on five decades of passionate observation. Real, Surreal, Silly, Serious, Loud and Quiet a way of seeing.

peace pjc

Photographic Art Five Decades of life through the rectangle

Faces from the seventies the child the balloon a simple message. Peace