Reflections and  on an Oregon beach

Photo © Byron Jorjorian www.byronjorjorian.com

Photo © Byron Jorjorian www.byronjorjorian.com

While I was in Oregon I made a side trip to one of my favorite destinations, Redwoods National Park in California. I watched the weather as I approached the area from the north. The closer I got the brighter and clearer the day became. Bright contrasty conditions are generally terrible for photography in the forest. I pressed on anyway and when I arrived at the trailhead the light was so harsh that I considered not making the 4 mile hike I had originally planned.

“I’m here now might as well go for it and hope for another gift from nature” I thought. I hiked about a mile and a half  and just as I reached the ridge and began my descent toward the ocean a beautiful fog rolled in from the ocean. The forest was aglow with beautiful light, a gift from Nature.

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Recently made a return trip to Indiana. Hiking the gorge at Turkey Run State park is always rewarding.

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I am back from an 8 day whirlwind trip through the beautiful state of Oregon! My travels took me from the Columbia River Gorge area all the way down the Oregon coast. I am still sorting through the 3,700+ images I made there. Here are a few of the images!

To view more from the shoot click HERE

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“Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.” ― Amit Ray

Sunrise in Franklin, TN

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I am following Nature without being able to grasp her … ~ Claude Monet

By stripping away the familiar characteristics of color, black and white photography of nature reveals something new. It highlights a different aspect of the relationships between shapes, form, contrast and composition in the natural world.

I recently added a black and white gallery to the website you can view it HERE

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“Everything you can imagine is real.” – Pablo Picasso

Most of my photography features almost no photoshop manipulation. Usually just cleanup of dust and slight contrast and saturation adjustments to get a result similar to what I used to achieve with film. This image however, is purely from my imagination….

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Special Thanks to Morgan Simmons and the Knoxville News Sentinel for the great article about my book “Treasures Untold” featuring my photographs and text by Paul Kingsbury! You can read the article here: 

Get your own copy of the book at www.jorjorianpublishing.com

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