Rayong Photo

There are as many styles of photography as there are photographers.  We each pursue the fulfillment that our art offers by interpreting the world in different ways.   For many years, working as a professional photographer, I produced commercial work of various types but found fulfillment (and for a time, income) as a photojournalist.

After a lengthy absence from photography — ending in about 1994, I found that I needed a new outlet — a new source of inspiration and expression.  I found it in landscape photography.  I love nature and the outdoor world and whereas as a younger man I would wander the streets of major cities photographing the urban condition I now find that hiking in the mountains at sunrise is what satisfies my soul.

Many photographers look at the work of experienced landscape photographers and ask themselves, "Why can't my work look like that? Why are my photographs flat-looking and uninteresting?" I know the feeling, because I've been there — and done that!

The secret is the quality of the light. Browse around the rest of the site, including the work of our guest photographers. You will see that in the vast majority of cases the images were created within 2 hours of sunrise or sunset, or in fog, mist or rain. Why?

The answer is that the character of the light is as critical a component of a strong image as is the subject matter itself. Let's take as an example the "signature" image of this web site that you saw on the titles page.

This is the fifth year of this photographic exhibition. Our mission for this annual project is to create an exceptional presentation of photographic art and a very special cultural offering for the city of San Diego. Our other key goal is to encourage excellence among photographic artists and to provide a great forum for the exhibition and sale their work. We will be pursuing a vigorous marketing and publicity campaign, to bring maximum media attention to the artists who are juried into the exhibition. Our great love of this art form (and being photographic artists ourselves) prompts us to 'pull out all of the stops' in order to showcase a truly excellent presentation of photographic art, to elevate and promote this art form, and to provide substantial benefits to the exhibiting artists.