Photographics

As a visual artist, it’s important to dedicate time to fostering the growth of creativity and explore new ways to represent the visual world.  It is my desire to continue to improve the quality and presentation of my prints as well as to exhibit in local, regional and international photography exhibitions and to participate in online photography forums.

This collection of work is a reflection of our connection with the natural world, with each other, and with ourselves. Through this website, you can explore a growing collection of eclectic galleries as well as links to inspiring artists, photographers and communities.

Photography is certainly an interesting and engaging passion. My goal is to continuously improve the quality of my images. This progress is not linear, nor can it be measured on only one plane. There are many different approaches toward improvement and many aspects to be considered in image making.

Hopefully people looking at this work will see things as they haven’t seen them before. Part of my goal has to be to show things in a new light, or as the case may be, in a revealing darkness. Part of it has to be to strike a certain, indistinct chord that reverberates with a familiarity beyond that which is seen. Sometimes the goal is to pull ideas from the subconscious. That process often includes building upon improvisational techniques, especially with more abstract work, and ultimately provides viewers an opportunity to discover their own meaning behind the image, with a wink toward’s Derrida’s “freeplay of the signifier.” Yet another part of the goal has to be to try to reconcile the difference between opposing elements, sharpness and blur, color and monochrome, line and form, simplicity and complexity, truth and fiction, cognition and emotion.

Sometimes older work can provide perspective with which to approach the newer work. Many of the older pieces have a generosity beyond that with which they were made. They give perspective and help the newer work along the way. Even images that are less well received have a voice. They are dynamic and like a dance, they change with the music. For this reason, it’s difficult and perhaps unnecessary to completely set old work aside, so it is in the interest of giving some perspective to the newer work that I include a link to some of my old, perhaps outdated work, in the form of my old website that can now be viewed by using the following link:  archive.paulbracey.com

Creative vision can be a gift that both anchors us and liberates us. When blessed with the determination and good luck to exhibit work, it is often refreshing to learn that it speaks to others too. This is a cause for great pride. It is like someone heaping praise on your child. After all, the work is not you, but something that became itself through you. Like good deeds and children, it is often tempting to describe them in great detail, pointing out each feature and form worthy of praise, but in the end, it is usually best to let them speak for themselves. And as with raising children, family and friends prove ever so helpful with their wit, insight, honesty, encouragement and support. I think in any statement like this, it is important to offer to them a sincere,

“Thank you.”

All images on this website are copyrighted by the owner of this website and may not be copied or used without the express permission of the author. ©

You can access the images through the albums or by clicking on the gallery title. Image and gallery titles appear when you hover over the thumbnail image. Clicking any image will expand the gallery or open the image. When an image is open in the gallery view, you can click on the ‘play’ icon for a slideshow of all the images in that gallery, or just scroll through the gallery one image at a time. We’ll be adding more galleries soon.   ©

New Moon

Milky Cloud

Clouding Up

Sandor

Treeline

Polaris

Airliners

Clouds On Mars

Berm Life

MW Rising

Mars

New Moon Lace

Berm Lights

Vapor Gas

Martian Cloud

Space

Adirondack Ice at Night

Headlamp Reflections

Chouinard Flight

Evergreens

Lit Trees

Chouinards at Night

Chapel Pond Clouds

Chapel Pond Lights

Chouinard Belays

Wyoming ’17

Wyoming Stars

Wyoming Landscapes

Black & White Photography Album

BBBLACK and White

Black & White Park Photography

Black & White Nature

Black & White Parks

Black, Black, Black & White

Black & White Nature

Park Landscape Photography Album ©

Arches National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Colorado National Monument

Dead Horse Point

Monument Valley

Natural Bridge

Dead Horse Point

Arches National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Monument Valley

Colorado National Monument

Natural Bridge

Waterfalls

Orchidaceae

Fleur