SteveDamascus
Photography
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M y P h o t o J o u r n e y
My journey began in 1973, processing black and white film. Unwinding a still-wet roll of film, fixer running down my forearm, dripping off my elbow. Marveling at the images. It was alchemy of the highest order; magic to a 12-year-old. The die was cast and I've never looked back.
To avoid boring you with un-necessary details, I've worked as a professional photographer, trade-show photographer, newspaper photojournalist, camera salesman and darkroom technician.
I would like to think my work has been influenced by Minor White, Jerry Burchard, Edward Weston and Art Kane. I challenge myself to produce work that is uncommon in the current ocean of digital art.
When I need inspiration, I open my favorite photography books; "Darkroom" and "Darkroom 2" by Lustrum Press, "Minor White: A Living Remembrance" by Aperture and "Fred Picker's Collected Works. If those fail, I channel Dennis Hopper's character "Photojournalist" from "Apocalypse Now".
To avoid boring you with un-necessary details, I've worked as a professional photographer, trade-show photographer, newspaper photojournalist, camera salesman and darkroom technician.
I would like to think my work has been influenced by Minor White, Jerry Burchard, Edward Weston and Art Kane. I challenge myself to produce work that is uncommon in the current ocean of digital art.
When I need inspiration, I open my favorite photography books; "Darkroom" and "Darkroom 2" by Lustrum Press, "Minor White: A Living Remembrance" by Aperture and "Fred Picker's Collected Works. If those fail, I channel Dennis Hopper's character "Photojournalist" from "Apocalypse Now".
A big thanks to my friend Scott Emery for my Dennis Hopper photo!
I m a g e G a l l e r i e s
Silver Salts
Some work on film
Basilicae Maioris
Rome, Italy
A Private Collection
Homage To Rothko
Memories
Ode to Thomas Hardy
Smiling Faces
Chicago Pride parade
Editorial Work
From my years as a photojournalist
Portrait work
Accidental memories
A glimpse of my family life c. 1975
Fetes De La Nuit
Night reveals what the day conceals.
Nudes In Light
Nudes In Motion
The kenitic human form
Postcards From My Travels
Madness
Perhaps a slow descent
Smiling Faces
Silver Salts
Some work on film
Basilicae Maioris
Rome, Italy
A Private Collection
Homage To Rothko
Memories
Ode to Thomas Hardy
Smiling Faces
Chicago Pride parade
Editorial Work
From my years as a photojournalist
Portrait work
Accidental memories
A glimpse of my family life c. 1975
Fetes De La Nuit
Night reveals what the day conceals.
Nudes In Light
Nudes In Motion
The kenitic human form
Postcards From My Travels
Madness
Perhaps a slow descent
M y C o n c e r n
(on animal rights)
"The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?"
-- Jeremy Bentham
"It is man's concern for all living creatures that truly makes him human."
-- Albert Schweitzer
"The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?"
-- Jeremy Bentham
"It is man's concern for all living creatures that truly makes him human."
-- Albert Schweitzer
O u r A d v e n t u r e s
2022
Christmas Cruise!
2022
Canada & New England Cruise!
2021
Christmas Cruise
2019
Christmas Cruise
2019
Canada & New England
2018
Christmas Cruise
2018
Our Second Adventure to Cuba
2018
Our Adventure to Cuba
2018
Canada and New England 2018
2017
Christmas & New Years Cruise
2017
Spring Cruise
2016
Christmas Cruise
2016
Our Cruise to the Baltics
2015
Christmas & New Years Cruise
2015
Summer Cruise
2014
Christmas Cruise!
2014
Galapagos Islands Adventure!
2014
The Disney Dream
2014
Spring Cruise
2013
Cruise to Europe!
2013
Last sailing of Monarch of the Seas
2012
Christmas Cruise!
2011
Our first Italian Adventure
2022
Christmas Cruise!
2022
Canada & New England Cruise!
2021
Christmas Cruise
2019
Christmas Cruise
2019
Canada & New England
2018
Christmas Cruise
2018
Our Second Adventure to Cuba
2018
Our Adventure to Cuba
2018
Canada and New England 2018
2017
Christmas & New Years Cruise
2017
Spring Cruise
2016
Christmas Cruise
2016
Our Cruise to the Baltics
2015
Christmas & New Years Cruise
2015
Summer Cruise
2014
Christmas Cruise!
2014
Galapagos Islands Adventure!
2014
The Disney Dream
2014
Spring Cruise
2013
Cruise to Europe!
2013
Last sailing of Monarch of the Seas
2012
Christmas Cruise!
2011
Our first Italian Adventure
R e c o m m e n d e d V i d e o s
Ansel Adams
Master of Black and White
David Bailey
In The Studio With David Bailey
Jerry Burchard
Night photographer Jerry Burchard
Lewis Carroll
Sincerely Yours: A Film About Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
The Secret World Of Lewis Carroll
Bill Cunningham
Fashion Photographer, New York
Sally Mann
The Life and Work of Sally Mann
Fred Picker
Zone VI Workshop
Alan Ross
Photographing Adams & Cunningham
Edward Weston
The Photographer
Edward Weston
The Day Books of Edward Weston
Minor White
The Photography of Minor White
Ansel Adams
Master of Black and White
David Bailey
In The Studio With David Bailey
Jerry Burchard
Night photographer Jerry Burchard
Lewis Carroll
Sincerely Yours: A Film About Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
The Secret World Of Lewis Carroll
Bill Cunningham
Fashion Photographer, New York
Sally Mann
The Life and Work of Sally Mann
Fred Picker
Zone VI Workshop
Alan Ross
Photographing Adams & Cunningham
Edward Weston
The Photographer
Edward Weston
The Day Books of Edward Weston
Minor White
The Photography of Minor White
R e c o m m e n d e d R e a d i n g
Jain Kelly ed.
Darkroom 2.
Lustrum Press
Eleanor Lewis ed.
Darkroom.
Lustrum Press.
Aperture Press
Edward Weston: Portraits.
Aperture Press, New York, NY, 1995
Nancy Newhall ed.
Edward Weston: The Flame of Recognition.
Aperture Press, New York, NY, 1963
Nathan Lyons ed.
Eye, Mind, Spirit: The Legacy of Minor White.
Rochester, NY: Greenburg Gallery, 2008
Danziger, James & Conrad III, Barnaby.
Interviews With Master Photographers.
New York: Paddington Press Ltd.
Richard Bach
Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Story.
Macmillian & Co., New York, New York, 1970
Fred Picker
The Fine Print.
Dummerston, Vermont: Hill Farm Press, 1975
Art Kane
The Persuasive Image.
Alskog, Inc., 1974-1975
Bert Stern
The Photo Illustration.
Alskog, Inc., 1974-1975
Duane Michaels
The Photographic Illusion.
Alskog, Inc., 1974-1975
Elliott Erwitt
The Private Experience.
Alskog, Inc., 1974-1975
Andy Merrifield
The Wisdom of Donkeys.
New York: Westchester Book Group
Fred Picker
Zone VI Workshop.
New York, New York: Amphoto Books, 1974
Jain Kelly ed.
Darkroom 2.
Lustrum Press
Eleanor Lewis ed.
Darkroom.
Lustrum Press.
Aperture Press
Edward Weston: Portraits.
Aperture Press, New York, NY, 1995
Nancy Newhall ed.
Edward Weston: The Flame of Recognition.
Aperture Press, New York, NY, 1963
Nathan Lyons ed.
Eye, Mind, Spirit: The Legacy of Minor White.
Rochester, NY: Greenburg Gallery, 2008
Danziger, James & Conrad III, Barnaby.
Interviews With Master Photographers.
New York: Paddington Press Ltd.
Richard Bach
Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Story.
Macmillian & Co., New York, New York, 1970
Fred Picker
The Fine Print.
Dummerston, Vermont: Hill Farm Press, 1975
Art Kane
The Persuasive Image.
Alskog, Inc., 1974-1975
Bert Stern
The Photo Illustration.
Alskog, Inc., 1974-1975
Duane Michaels
The Photographic Illusion.
Alskog, Inc., 1974-1975
Elliott Erwitt
The Private Experience.
Alskog, Inc., 1974-1975
Andy Merrifield
The Wisdom of Donkeys.
New York: Westchester Book Group
Fred Picker
Zone VI Workshop.
New York, New York: Amphoto Books, 1974
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