It has been a long time since I've had a blog or website to show my personal work, aside from Wild Angle Media. I plan to post mainly still photographs here, many of which are going to be from 35mm film format (although there will still be digital stills and some video work, of course). I've found my passion for still photography has been renewed in part by my 35 year old Canon A-1 manual focus. Also, by taking a sort break from photography and trekking through the forests of Appalachia without a camera, I've been able to do more observing and "taking in" of the natural world's wonders. My images since picking up a camera again have become more patient, more calculated. It's not about just getting good shots for me anymore, it's about experiencing nature, even being a part of it, rather than a bystander, peering through the narrow lens and clicking away while being oblivious to the point.
We, photographers I mean, get wrapped up in the image and the equipment and the potential for recognition and funding (or at least I did). We then forget the point, that it's all about the subject, and showing others how beautiful and complex and fragile the world around us can be. The latter is what I intend to do more of...more taking in through me rather than through a lens.
On a different note, I have an online store now where prints of my work can be purchased in various sizes. Please take a moment to browse (the link is below), I'll add more to the catalog as I get time to do so. Thanks for viewing the blog and I hope you enjoy my photographs. - Jon
Duggers Creek Falls, Linville, North Carolina. (c) 2015 Jon Reaves Photography.
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