Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

Olympia Faces, Thoughts a Bit of a Rant S.O.S.

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Another cool wet morning,

I miss the morning light, golden sharp angles a drive/walk to coffee seeking the highlight in conversation, life. I thought Oly would not offer this light often. The drought and warmth has provided the light I love. I see it through my window, beyond my reach. Meds pain fractured routine the light escapes me.

DSC_0178 Ss15 5th Ave Olympia Hot dogs 6-30-15 June 30th Olympia Hot Dog Co. on 4th Ave I hear it is great but my body says no!

_DSC0013 (3) Ss15 Lgt 30 12-22-14Christmas shopping at Archibald and Sisters this dapper man said I couldn’t get an image with his eyes open. Took a few but the first shot was the one.

DSC_0717 S15 Oly Pride 2015 6-21-15_edited-1Pride Fest June 21 Phoenix Heather Fierz poses with parasol on a hot fun afternoon.

DSC_0103 B-4 Ss15 Drk50 Cnst10 Muse 7-17-15_edited-2A muse, from first session July 17th a quiet moment, a dream, imagined memory.

_DSC0259 Ss15 Cnst-70 Lt+50 Wild Bill 5-26-15Wild Bill sings a Dylan song for me and a lady outside Safeway.

Hundreds of new images in Galleries of re-designed site on July 1st. One comment hundreds more to show but why bother? Sharing, giving away the new world of “Photographers” I give prints away on occasion but everything from every shoot. Like on FB support a multi billion $Corp. and then you don’t have to overwork your click finger. Worried about having to leave an email address ya I’m gonna sell your address LOL like social nitwit sites aren’t. simple solution have a junk email address so you won’t receive unwanted ads. I don’t send them but you could then use addy on other sites.  Simple and you can see more information on other sites. I have ranted about this before and have also said my Art is about communication but without response why bother talking. 

Photographic Art  An artist who’s medium is Photography that’s me.

The Streets of Olympia Wa.

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Vintage clothes store closing on a sunny day, that’s right sunny in January.

Back downtown the next day we chatted with this really fun Character as we shared space under an awning wondering if the pouring rain would let up. It did and we went off to lunch. Our day a little brighter because of our new amusing friend.
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Spring of ’72 or of Photographic Art

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1972 it was a long time ago. The spring of my visual journey one camera two lens a new 105mm and a train trip to NYC. Early weekend day stroll to Staten Island Ferry for a ride over and back. Still a student, yet the seeds are planted the road mapped out. Fertilized with Woodstock, The Vietnam War and social consciousness. The Passionate observer was born.

Already shooting and seeing full frame the rectangle was new composition and visual statements began.


The first years there was so much to see yet being new I sometimes would not shoot for I had not learned the nuance of subtle confrontation. Perhaps this quality taught me to be selective to pre edit what I commented on? Editing isn’t done anymore just make 100 images and post them all good doesn’t matter it is now speed and greed. But I digress to the future 1001101010. This day trip yielded less than a roll of film yet now 38 years later I find almost a quarter of the images worthy of the print.

The women one the link above was immediately worthy of a print and shown for a class assignment. It was not a stolen image as I communicated to her with a gesture that I was going to shoot her a gesture in return and a moment was created.     enjoy pjc
past the 140 character digital chains again but this is about the Seventies when there was a deep end to the gene pool. Reality/sarcasm/cynicism/optimism all in the blender to seek provoke communication. ART!

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