Photographer's Notebook | Week of November 17, 2024

Photography Notebook | Week of November 17, 2024.

Images captured over the past week in various locations. Photography is the art of observation. It’s about discovering the interesting in the ordinary and realizing it’s not about what you see but how you see it.

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Photographer's Notebook | Week of November 10, 2024

Photographer's Notebook | Week of November 10, 2024

Albany on a smoky afternoon. I know this city as well as anyone could, yet these series aim to capture the familiar in unexpected ways. It’s an exercise in defamiliarization—a technique from literature and art that presents the everyday in new ways and perspectives, transforming the ordinary into something surprising. These images bring me back to those early art school assignments: foundational, familiar, captured without any commercial intent. This approach invites us to step outside habitual perceptions and see the familiar with fresh eyes.

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Photographer's Notebook | Week of November 3, 2024

Photographer's Notebook | Week of November 3, 2024
Various locations including Albany, Saratoga Springs, and Hagaman, New York. 

I carry at least one camera with me everywhere, in addition to my phone. Most days, I have either a film Nikon F series, a Leica, or a Nikon mirrorless on hand. Sunday afternoons are my favorite time to photograph cities. Thoreau said, “It’s not what you look at that matters; it’s what you see.” Photography, at its core, is the art of observation. One of the things I love most is to view the familiar landscapes of the Capital District as if I were seeing them for the first time, capturing them with fresh eyes. It’s a great way to rediscover and truly get to know your city.

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Photographer's Notebook Images | October 2024

Photographer's Notebook Images | October 2024

I carry a film camera with me most days, and sometimes a few, including a mirrorless. Photography, to me, is the art of observation, and I practice it whenever I can. Here are some recent images, captured in various locations from Troy to Westchester County.

© 2024 John Bulmer Photography, John Bulmer Media, and Nor'easter Films
www.bulmerphotography.com
www.johnbulmermedia.com
www.noreasterfilms.com

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Photographer's Notebook Images | October 2024

I carry a film camera with me most days, and sometimes a few, including a mirrorless. Photography, to me, is the art of observation, and I practice it whenever I can. Here are some recent images, captured in various locations from Troy to Westchester County.