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Elma Washington a Summer Afternoon

06.28.2020 by Peter J. Crowley // 2 Comments

A trip to another Mill town. Walking new streets I have seen before.

This one being a Lumber Mill. Two towns actually Elma and McCleary. This on the road out of Elma but I found more compelling images in Elma. 

Reflections of days gone by suit my seeing.  Stories seen in the layers of downtown. In both towns tales of boom and bust told by residential homes sections that were built at the boom time all very similar. Then another group built 10-20 years later. 

Downtown repurposed store fronts some with false fronts like a western movie. But here it is life past and present. Thrift shops pot shops and wood pellets. Friendly people 90% wore masks and greeted us as we strolled through town. 

Eloquent detailed mosaic speaks of better times. 

Peace can be found among the Goldenrod’s, the sun and the breeze. Breathing well Nikon in hand strolling. Seeing  a blend of  memories, emotion a moment happens when I depress the shutter. The moment, the emotion is complete to share with you. 

The Bank of Elma sits waiting for the next boom, restoration life. Many moments this day present, past,  joyous, sad woven into humanity.

Seek the highlight as I do but also see the shadows without which there would be no highlight. 

peace

 

Categories // Abstract, Adventure, Color Fine Art, Community, Family Farm, Humanity, Life in Layers, Logging, Nature, Observing with America, Street Photography, Summer, The City as a Muse, Uncategorized, Washington Tags // Abstraction, Color Fine Art, Humanity, Layered Life, Reflections, Simplicity, Street Photography

Wim Wenders and Me

02.27.2018 by Peter J. Crowley // 3 Comments

Recently read an article in The Guardian about Wim Wenders Polaroids. His thoughts on the Art Photography Genre rang true they could be my words.  “The culture has changed. It has all gone. I really don’t know why we stick to the word photography any more. There should be a different term, but nobody cared about finding it.”
“It’s not just the meaning of the image that has changed – the act of looking does not have the same meaning. Now, it’s about showing, sending and maybe remembering. It is no longer essentially about the image. The image for me was always linked to the idea of uniqueness, to a frame and to composition. You produced something that was, in itself, a singular moment. As such, it had a certain sacredness. That whole notion is gone.” That was my world and will continue to be it isn’t the problem of the copiers of things in front of them it is my problem for being unable to accept content and quantity as the new normal. Technically excellent void of emotion “What program did you use”? peace pjc 

Margo Knis Dance Ensemble Marlboro Ct. 1977

Layered Life Norwich Ct 2002

peace pjc

Photographic Art, film, thought, nuance, metaphor my program.

Categories // A Life in Photographic Art, B+W Fine Art, B+W Silver Gelatin, Conversation, Dance, Film, Layered Life, Life in Layers, Reflections Tags // Abstraction, Ambiance, B+W Fine Art Photography, Dance, Layered Life, Photographic Art, Reflections, Silver Gelatin

Fifteen for Festivus for Fifty

11.11.2017 by Peter J. Crowley // Leave a Comment

Sale over for Christmas deliveries. Contact me for orders.

All images are $50.00 printed on 8×10 paper, image size approx 6-9

Click Donation add price and image number.

Ordering a print from Festivus add print number in your address like this – Jane  4  Doe,  1st ave etc

Another Door Entered

1. Downtown Color

2. Capital Way Layered Life and Light

3. Layered Life After Lunch

4. Burial Grounds at Buck’s Fifth Avenue Olympia

5. Lilies Young and Old

6. The Staircase Olympia National Park March 2016

7. From the Market Stroll Series

8. Ally’s, Art, Motivation,

9. Layered Life Capital Way 2015

10. Birthday Walk Layered Life 2015

11. Layered Life Olympia

12. Spring 2017

13. Amaryllis

14. Lacey Family Fun Days 2015

15. B+W Amaryllis Digital Print, Silver Gelatin inquire for price.

Peace Happy Festivus pjc

All images are $50.00 printed on 8×10 paper image size approx 6-9

Photographic Art

Categories // Christmas, Color Fine Art, Coventry Ct., Digital and Film, Fine Art Photographs, Flowers, Layered Life, Life in Layers, Manchester, New London Ct, New Work, Norwich Ct, Olympia Wa., Reflections, Rhode Island, Seattle, Stonington Borough, Washington, Willimantic, Woodstock Tags // Abstraction, Ambiance, B+W Fine Art Photography, Color Fine Art, Giclee, Real and Surreal

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