Distant Japanese Landscape
About half a mile before reaching Hyakken-gura, I paused in the steady rain. Peering out from beneath my umbrella, I could see through the pine trees to a distant landscape…
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December 6, 2013
Islands in the Seine
I woke to a foggy autumn morning in Paris. No matter what the weather, there is always something to photograph in Paris---so I headed out to the islands in the…
December 5, 2013
3,600 Peaks of Kumano
During a short break in the very wet weather, from Hyakken-gura, a lookout high on the Kumano kodo, I shot this panorama of the "Kumano Sanzen Roppyaku Po"---which translates to "view…
December 3, 2013
Along the Kumano Kodo
Along the ancient Kumano kodo pilgrimage trail there is mostly the silence of the weather. Wind whistles through the trees and a fine mist falls drop by drop. It wasn't always…
December 1, 2013
Misty Mountains
At 6AM my iPhone alarm rang. I raised my head off the futon, pulled the screen aside, and peered out the window at a world of driving rain. Yunomine Onsen…
November 16, 2013
On the Kumano Kodo
I am hiking on the Kumano kodo at last. It seems like a long time ago that I started planning this trip. Amazingly, everything is working. To get to the…
November 13, 2013
Heading for Japan
Just back from a successful and fun whirlwind trip to New York for PhotoExpo Plus, and I'm headed to Japan at the end of the week. The purpose of my visit…
October 28, 2013
Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation
Millions of visitors crowd into the Île de la Cité in Paris to visit tourist attractions such as Notre Dame Cathedral and Saint-Chappelle. Just a few blocks away from the…
October 20, 2013
La Défense
On the outskirts of Paris, at the last stop in the #1 Metro line, lies La Défense, the largest special-purpose business district in Europe. Fifteen of the world's fifty largest…
October 13, 2013
Photographing a model in Paris
Yesterday I photographed a model in Paris. Kira is an American professional model, but she could pass for Parisian (and indeed has some French ancestry). We met in the morning,…
October 12, 2013
Paris View in Autumn
Wild weather adds to the fun in this autumnal view of Paris from the rooftop deck of Galeries Lafayette. The observation deck is several floors above the dome, and it…
October 11, 2013
About the Monochromatic Visions Portfolio
About the Monochromatic Visions Portfolio I like to mix things up. In the case of the prints in the Monochromatic Visions portfolio, this means combining new technologies with a visual…
October 5, 2013
Signing the Monochromatic Visions portfolios
I spent some time this week signing and titling the prints in the Monochromatic Visions portfolios. It's a great feeling when a project like this comes together. A special thanks to my…
October 3, 2013
Monochromatic HDR Photography publication announced
Focal Press, a leading publisher of media technology books, announced today the availability of Monochromatic HDR Photography by Harold Davis, an award-winning photographer and best-selling author of more than 30…
September 23, 2013
Crown of Thorns
Every part of the Gothic cathedral had metaphoric significance. So it is reasonable to think that the summit of the less-photographed northern spire of Notre Dame was intended to represent…
August 19, 2013
On the Dunes
Coming down from the highest parts of Eureka Dunes, located in a remote corner of Death Valley National Park, the last light of the day made a halo around the…
August 18, 2013
John Templeton Foundation
The 25th Annual Capabilities Report of the John Templeton Foundation features my monochromatic Nautilus shell image, shown below. The John Templeton Foundation "serves as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to…
August 11, 2013
Ancient Bristlecone Pine
These ancient trees---thousands of years old---thrive in the dry, alkaline soil of their high mountain range. They face the day and night and gradually grow old. Perhaps they are wise,…
August 10, 2013