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Fine Art Photography

by darlene almeda | Oct 27, 2025 | creative writing

Fine art photography expresses emotion through light and form—transforming moments of stillness, solitude, and reflection into enduring visual poetry.

Humor in Photography

by darlene almeda | Oct 27, 2025 | creative writing

Discover how humor in photography reveals wit, timing, and irony—finding laughter in everyday scenes through light, perspective, and creative observation.

Contemporary Landscape Photography

by darlene almeda | Oct 27, 2025 | creative writing

Contemporary landscape photography explores the human mark on the land, transforming the ordinary into visual stories of color, form, and change.

Documentary & Environmental Photography

by darlene almeda | Oct 26, 2025 | creative writing

Telling real stories through place and presence—documentary and environmental photography reveal culture, humor, and human connection without staging.

What Travel Photography Is — and What It Isn’t

by darlene almeda | Oct 25, 2025 | creative writing

Travel photography goes beyond snapshots — it captures emotion, light, and culture, transforming journeys into timeless visual stories of place and connection.

Hand-Colored Black & White: Bridging Film and Imagination

by darlene almeda | Oct 25, 2025 | creative writing

A creative blend of analog and digital—each 4×5 film image hand-colored in Photoshop, bridging photography, painting, and imagination.

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