Lady in a Local Market
Driving the long route back towards Hanoi from Meo Vac there was a vibrant market going on in a dusty hinterland Vietnamese mountain town. Eric and I asked our guide and…
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March 23, 2017
Romantic Roses on the iPhone at the Supermarket
I photographed this nifty display of roses at a local supermarket using my iPhone 6s, then processed them in my phone using different painterly effects while waiting on the checkout…
July 25, 2016
Inside the Old Market Square Tower
Inside Prague's Old Town Square Tower they've constructed an elegant spiral ramp, with an elevator in the middle. Other than Prague's TV Tower (I heard one guide call the TV…
June 28, 2015
Market in Marrakesh
This is an image made after dusk with a long (300mm) lens from above the Jemaa-al-Fna in Marrakesh, Morocco. I used five exposures at shutter speeds from 3/5 of a…
December 9, 2014
Remarkable
It's remarkable what you can do in post-processing. Compare my original conversion from the RAW of my Yosemite Dreams (far below) with a more recent version (immediately below) I created…
October 1, 2007
X Marks the Spot
Under the Bridge 3, photo by Harold Davis. I'm excited about these pictures from under the Golden Gate Bridge because the angle is unusual--and the patterns are interesting!
November 7, 2005
Unzip My Petal Heart © Harold Davis
Unzip My Petal Heart
First, there was the business of hearts. Hearts are not to be taken lightly. They never are: hearts can be broken, lost, found, and mended. Always pay attention to who…
January 3, 2024
Glory of the Garden © Harold Davis
Harold Davis—Best of 2023
I'm not sure what the right word for my 2023 year is, perhaps "whirlwind." Family and personal issues kept me on my toes, and occupied a great deal of my…
December 23, 2023
Remembering Martin and Virginia Davis
My parents Martin and Virginia Davis both died on Sunday, January 1, 2023. They were in their nineties. My father had been sick for a long while and in a…
January 5, 2023
Purple Tulip © Harold Davis
Harold Davis—Best of 2022
2022---another "interesting" year! Travel brought me to Maine, Colorado, France (twice, once in the spring and once in the autumn), Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Professional highlights included the publication…
December 22, 2022
Fire Engine Restoration
My Maine Media Workshops Composition & Photography group visited an antique fire engine restoration atelier housed in a large barn. I gather this is one of the few antique fire…
October 17, 2022
Steam Train
I was photographing some derelict factory buildings in La Jara, Colorado, when a natty gentleman came out of the mostly disused train station beside the overgrown train tracks. He was…
September 21, 2022
Coming into Toulouse
Dreamlike, the landscape of France sped past at high speeds, as I viewed the earth from the windows of the TGV (the high speed train). Dreamlike in feeling, and what…
April 28, 2022
Really Singing
Over on my Instagram feed (@haroldldavis), I've been running through a series of what I've called "Retropolis" images: photographs from my past, usually ten years ago or more, that have…
April 10, 2022
First day of issue for my Tulip Pano and Sunflower Bouquet stamps
I am very excited to announce that today is the first day of issue for my Tulip Panorama "Forever" stamp, and also my Sunflower Bouquet stamp. Click here for the…
March 24, 2022
Earthly Delights
My first love in art was color. It took me years to appreciate monochrome. As a (relatively and sometimes) mature artist, I understand that black and white lays open the…
February 2, 2022
Petals on a Plate
I have got a great deal of mileage over the years from Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily) petals. These petals are shown in this photo on a decorative glass plate on my…
December 19, 2021
More about seeing in Black & White
Recently I've been thinking about black and white photography. One context is the landscape of Iceland, and the relative appropriateness of color and monochrome. A comparison of black & white…
August 24, 2021