For the past two years I’ve had two small images printed on metal at the Woodman/Shimko Gallery in Provincetown, MA. This past summer I received an email from a gentleman from Florida stating that he saw them in the gallery and wanted one of them printed large for his bedroom. He had just purchased a new house, and he was in the process of making it his home. He wanted this particular image to contribute to the home feeling. We discussed what he wanted and how I could help him get exactly what he wanted from the image.
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Blue oyster mushrooms
A tasty subject!
My wife and I went to a farmers market near our home last week. She’s a fabulous cook, and since I’m always looking for something different to photograph we go together. Well I found something new to photograph: mushrooms.
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In photography, I seek out human expression. I prefer the positive, but I will chase the negative. I ran head-long into the positive on Marathon Monday.
The finish line of the Boston Marathon is a holy grail for many runners. Some athletes cross the finish line exhausted, bent over, or limping. Exhaustion has overtaken them. They are spent, and you can see it. I suspect they feel joy at their accomplishment sometime after they have recovered….
Read MoreLook for the light to find beauty in the ordinary
Photographers often look for pretty landscapes, interesting people, and unusual sights to make a splash with their images. Something that stands out from the normal. This is a good way to have impact with your images. But what about the ordinary? Can’t these things make for impactful photos also? I say yes, and I challenge myself often to find the interesting, curious and beautiful in the ordinary….
Read MoreDeep Freeze
I live in New England. I’m in love with winter. The cold, snappy temperatures. The bright sun that doesn’t touch the icy conditions. The tears that stream from my eyes as I walk into the wind on my way to work. All these things I truly enjoy. They remind me that I am very much alive and feeling the world around me.
Read MoreLooking for an eagle to photograph
I went to Dighton Rock State Park today after the weather had cleared from light rain and mist to nearly clear skies. Located next to the Taunton River in Berkley, MA, the park is home to multiple hiking trails and wildlife, including over 100 species of birds. Recently, a single Steller’s sea eagle was spotted there, far out of its natural range….
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Peanuts for pigeons.
A bird in the hand...
I met a young man on the Boston Common this week while he fed peanuts to pigeons. He was there, standing stock still, pigeons dripping from his arms, when I got off the train at Park Street. The sun had not yet cleared the tops of the buildings around the Common, giving everything a blue tint. Birds were everywhere. The air snapped with cold. I looked at him, pointed to my camera, and he gave me the nod to take photos.
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Get in close and isolate your subject
I’ve been working in Boston for nearly four years between the South End and Back Bay, arguably two of the most picturesque parts of town. As a photographer I’m always looking for something to catch my attention; something that grabs my mind’s eye and begs to be photographed. Lately I’ve been having trouble finding and creating images in the area. Today I figured out why.
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Cooper’s hawk takes off! © Neal Skorka
Wings
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that wildlife photography is a sweet spot for me. Recently, my wife and I went to a park near our house to stretch our legs and to enjoy some fresh air, and we had a close encounter with some of the local wildlife. As luck would have it….
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© 2019 Neal Skorka
The Dark Side
There’s a side to my photography that I haven’t nurtured for a while, and sometimes I get a powerful desire to do it. It’s shooting some of the gritty, dirty, dark side of life. I first discovered my passion for photographing abandoned places in the late 1990s….
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