Look out, Peter Lik – my quest for World Media Domination has begun! “Your Business Now” Radio Network host Kathy Gustafson of Advance Marketing will be interviewing me on Monday, May 16, 2011 at 3:00 PM. We’ll be discussing nature photography in general, and mine in particular, as well as the upcoming Beloit ArtWalk. I…
I came across this scene just outside Ashland, WI on a stormy May afternoon in 2008. I loved the charged atmosphere and vibrant storm-weather colors, and did my best to capture it in this image. As usual, I provide the wallpaper in two image sizes, 1280 x 1024 and 1440 x 900. To set an…
A bit over a year ago, friend and fellow Camera Codger John Spates took a photo of my work hanging at The Villager here in Beloit, WI, and turned it into a fun conversation piece with his caption “Great Art Doesn’t Match the Sofa”. I found out today that this made the “Artist Quote of…
Beloit ArtWalk 2011 kicks off Friday, May 20 from 5:00 – 9:00 PM, and finishes up Saturday the 21st from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. I’ll have work at The Villager (429 E Grand Ave.), but ArtWalk itself encompasses the Downtown Beloit area with lots of art, crafts, and entertainment by a wide variety of…
I’m reading Guy Tal’s new ebook, “Creative Processing Techniques” – highly recommended! It offers clear explanations of principles, the reasoning behind his workflow recommendations, and is illustrated with his own great photos. The best part of the book for me is the look behind the curtains at Guy’s thoughts and explorations as he works through…
Well, I guess the title spoils the suspense, but congratulations to Peter Black (http://www.peterblackimages.com/), winner of a copy of Peter Lik’s book “Spirit of America” (generously provided by The Weather Channel, sponsor of the new show “From the Edge With Peter Lik”). – Jack
If you didn’t catch the premiere of “From the Edge with Peter Lik” on The Weather Channel tonight, try to catch a repeat or watch it on your TV provider’s “on demand” equivalent – much fun, beautiful scenery, and some great photography. I love the “Tree of the Universe” image shown on the episode! And…
Larger-than-life Aussie Master Photographer Peter Lik has a new reality TV show coming to The Weather Channel starting Thursday, March 31, 2011. “From the Edge with Peter Lik” will document Lik’s photographic adventures for 13 weeks as he visits Hawaii, Alaska, Death Valley, Utah and other locations where weather continues to have a unique impact…
Philip Schwarz’ recent blog entry “Winter Photography at the Apostle Islands Ice Caves” has me jonesing to get back there this winter. In the meantime, I was looking through some of my photos of the ice caves from 2009 and came across this one I hadn’t processed. I rather like it now, even though at…