This year marks the 12^th year of the public art project, a Tribute in Lights, honoring those that fell on 9/11.  It is one of the simplest symbols that continues to unite us all.  It isn’t guaranteed to always be there as it costs the city over $500,000 each year to display. 

So take a moment tonight to find the light – whether it is from a rooftop, bridge, or vantage point.  

The Center for Photography at Woodstock is having a super sale- 20% off – on their September workshops!  The Discount code is wpw13fall, but act fast as it is only good until this Friday, August 23^rd!  This would make my Seize the Night Workshop, from September 20-22 under $300!  It will be my first year teaching at CPW, and I’m very excited to help you take your night photographs to the next level!  We will have lots of lecture time and review your work during the day.  At night we have several cool locations in the Catskills that we will capture under the stars.  Hope to see you there!

I’m also very honored to have my Ziatype “Quattro Fontane” featured in Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes. Her book offers an overview of the many processes, recipes, and instructions to create truly timeless images – from Albumen to Ziatype!   Jill chose over 100 other artists to showcase their style, many of them dear friends. I definitely want to give a shout out to Brenton Hamilton!  His Alternative Process class at the Maine Media Workshops was where I created this quadriptych .  A different Ziatype recipe was used for each image to help create a different feel for each image and was printed on a single sheet of watercolor paper.

And finally, I guess all my traveling is paying off! 

B&H just ran a series of articles on Travel Photography, featuring insights from experts in the field, including several National Geographic photographers, and yours truly!  My article focused on how to reinterpret cities in a different light by shooting them when the sun goes down.  The top image, Moon City, is one of my favorite images that I have taken this year and the inspiration for that blog.  

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Last Tuesday I gave my Night Photography lecture at the B&H Event Space to a sold out crowd.  I’ve been giving a version of this talk for over 5 years, and it blows my mind that I can still pack them in!

David Brommer, founder of the B&H Event Space, gave me an introduction that got me so excited, I felt like I was a football player running out to start the Super Bowl! I engaged the audience right away and played off their energy and curiosity to give one of my best lectures to date!

The evolution of teaching night photography to newbies as well as experienced photographers has been incredible.   I have discovered that I absolutely love teaching and sharing my knowledge.  I get so jazzed when I take an awesome shot, but I also get just as excited when I watch a student capture and create something totally inspiring.

I’ve been a bad blogger this year – I’ve kept my words to myself.  But I’ve been plotting, and I now have some cool announcements and a killer behind the scenes video to show you.

First off – we have been revamping the Ruinism website and a new addition is the Workshop Page.  This is the resource to find out where I’ll be teaching hands-on workshops on how to successfully capture and create wonderful night images.

Earlier this year, I taught a weeklong workshop with the Rocky Mountain School of Photography and Tim Cooper called Dusk to Dawn: Vegas to Zion.   It was our second year teaching this class and I can’t wait to do it again!  The students were awesome and we get to shoot is some fantastic places. At almost every location, I set up a time-lapse capture with the Fujifilm XE1.

Check it out – I hope it inspires you to take a class or at least Carpe Noctem!