Phil Lewenthal
Since retiring, I’ve discovered lengthy publicity images alongside California’s Sonoma coast to be an endlessly absorbing apply. The dance/battle of the water and rocky shoreline creates a type of mild that by no means ceases to shock me. I hope that others can discover some inspiration right here.
Since 2018 I’ve spent a lot time strolling the rocky coastal bluff trails at Sea Ranch, California and different components of Sonoma county. Whereas I’ve had a photographic apply for a few years, throughout this time I grew to become fascinated with the motion of water over the offshore formations and the way in which lengthy publicity photos allowed the ocean foam to light up the areas between rocks, as in the event that they have been lit from inside.
In the course of the pandemic, the tiny sea palm crops that develop on these offshore rocks grew to become a type of muse. I longed for his or her flexibility and resilience as they endured and, certainly, appeared to thrive within the pounding surf.
The lengthy publicity, for me, creates a type of time journey that brings to thoughts each eternity and my very own mortality. Using the lengthy lens toys with scale and place, creating an area for the viewer’s creativeness.
