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Like many children, I loved to go out in the rain and splash in puddles on the street.

Rain, like a cloud, is easily taken for granted. Water is integral to our existence. When we pause and observe, we have the chance to get in touch with something elemental in our lives.

Hurricane Milton, Sarasota, Florida

Different types of rain elicit a wide range of feelings. There is gentle, poignant melancholy in a light, mid-afternoon rain. It feels safe – even reassuring.  Rain is a symbol of renewal and rebirth. When rain comes in excess it can be terrifying, bringing the potential for destruction. We use our technology to build roads, canals, bridges, levees, and dams – assuming we can control nature. Then a devastating storm comes and we are painfully reminded of our limitations and the need to live in ways that are in harmony with nature, respecting its power.

I can remember a number of times when I was about to leave a cafe in New York City and a thunderstorm delivered a torrent of rain, giving me the excuse to stay put, have another cup of coffee, and share more time with a friend.

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Rain the fragrance of the earth

Rain releases the fragrance of the earth

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Abstract Images are a common feature in our minds and world

Abstract art can help us see parallels and sense echoes between our aesthetic expression and forms in science and nature.

Abstract image, Sonar Image, Floor Gulf of Mexico
Sonar Image, floor of the Gulf of Mexico

At first glance, these images appear to be abstract art. Under closer examination, we see that they are scientific images of the ocean floor indicating deposits of gas, crude oil, and voids.

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Sonar image of oil and gas reserves, Gulf of Mexico


Imaging of the brain produces similar abstract images.
We have a natural capacity to know these shapes and use them in abstract art. Upon deeper reflection, we realize that we have the capacity to understand and express these insights through art.
The cognitive function of the brain is what we refer to as the mind. Therein lies a universe of symbols and archetypes that manifest as innate knowledge. This may be why we are touched by abstract art. The art does not objectively describe something that exists as an object. It expresses something that we feel and know, almost like a memory from a dream

Oil, Gas, Reserves, Gulf of Mexico, Sonar Image,
Sonar Imaging showing oil and gas reserves, Gulf of Mexico

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The Role of Abstaction in Art and Science

Abstraction in our minds, art and science.

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Shape of Wind | Serene

Gulf of Mexico, Sandbank in Bahamas, Dune in Arabia illustrating the effects of wind. Fine Art photographic prints
Fine Art landscape prints illustrating the presence of wind and evoking serenity

Make your space serene with these fine art photographic prints. Abstract photography has the power to beautifully decorate a space and trigger an emotional sense of calm and serenity. You can select these prints or draw from my archive for similar images.

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Sandbank in the Atlantic Ocean near the Bahamas, illustrating the effects of wind.
Fine art image of a sandbank under the Atlantic Ocean in the Bahamas
Large sand dune in Saudi Arabia illustrating the effects of wind on sand dunes.
Fine Art Photography of Sand Dune, Saudi Arabia.
Wave in the Gulf of Mexico near Sarasota.
A wave in the Gulf of Mexico, illustrating the effects of wind.

There are realities we know even though we can’t see them. There are forces beyond those which we see. Wind is a clear example of this reality. We can’t see the wind. What we can see is the effect of the wind.

These three images are graphic examples of that fact. The first image is looking through the surface of the Atlantic Ocean at the shapes of a sandbank created by the wind and tides moving the sand under the water. We don’t see the wind even though it helped create these beautiful forms.

The second image shows an elegant line on the edge of a large sand dune in Arabia. The wind moves the millions of particles of sand, reshaping an enormous sand dune. Even when we can see sand blowing off the edge of a dune, we are not seeing the wind but what the wind left behind.

The third image is a familiar image of a wave being shaped by the partnership of the moon and the unseen wind.

We see the trees sway, the grass bend when the wind moves. Our knowledge of the natural world informs us that the wind is at work. A higher knowing is our intuition, which takes us beyond the physical plane to the dynamics of energy active in the atmosphere, where the recipe of the elements is creating the forces that shape life around us. When we attune to this alchemy, nature is given a chance to teach us that there is an inner knowing which goes beyond what we “know”.

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Shape of Wind

Fine Art images illustrating the shape of the wind in nature.

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The lushness of lilies
Put beauty and energy on your walls.

I create images that go beyond simply representing the subject; they capture its emotional intensity.

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Excite your Walls

Images that go beyond the ordinary to express emotion

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iPhone Camera, iPhone Photograhy,
Painted Eucalyptus Tree, Sarasota, Florida Image made with iPhone Camera

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Learn how you can make creative images with your iPhone Camera And Expand Your Way of Seeing

The course is designed to be fun, entertaining, and informative. The class is taught in plain english rather than techno-speak to make the technical functions understandable. You will leave the class feeling confident about being creative with your iPhone. You will learn how to control camera features like shutter release, focus, exposure settings, and a range of composition techniques.  You’ll learn how to edit, organize, and store your images. You will also expand your creative way of observing. 

As a Master Photographer (www.WayneEastep.com) I have been celebrated for my fine art, commercial and documentary photography. I have traveled the globe photographing commissions and assignments for National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Fortune 500 companies including Nikon, Canon, Olympus, and Polaroid.  I have produced and published six books featuring my photography and lectured at museums, universities, and professional organizations.  I’ve taught this course to students who are beginners and professionals.  Whatever your level of experience, this course will increase your ability with the iPhone camera and expand your way of seeing. 

The fee for the course is $175. The class is limited to eight. Contact me to save your place.

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Master Your iPhone Camera

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The area of Sagano Japan has a remarkably beautiful calm and peaceful bamboo grove. There is wonderful sound when the wind blows through the bamboo causing it to knock together. Put that together with the sound of rain and your ready for a peaceful nights rest.

Bamboo grove, Sagano, Japan
Bring some calm into your life
Giant bamboo in a grove, Sagano Japan
Daydream your afternoon away. Perhaps one of the best things you can do for yourself.

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Calm and peaceful Japanese landscape

Beautiful peaceful images to bring calm into your living spaces.

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Color encoded moire

Design found within industrial subjects can be powerfully graphic and colorful. This image is a detail of a blade of a Pratt & Whitney commercial aircraft engine. A moire image is created across the surface of the blade to reveal any imperfections.

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Abstract image of an industrial subject used in a modern architectural setting

These strong graphic and colorful images look wonderful, particularly within a modern architectural setting.

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Art From Industrial Subjects

Strong graphic colorful images from industrial subjects.

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Industry is built using engineering design. I’ve always appreciated the elegance of design be it in fine art drawings, fashion, or industrial design. Often the clearer the concept the cleaner the design. Long ago the Shakers and Danish designers illustrated that truth.

This image is a sonar mapping image of the floor of the Gulf of Mexico identifying were there are voids in the earth, where there is crude oil and where there is natural gas.

Once again when we turn our attention to nature we often see elegant design and beauty.

Sonar Map, Gulf of Mexico.

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Unexpected Art/Industry

Industry an unexpected source of art

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Observed Moments

I was walking down fifth avenue and saw this image, paused turned back and asked the person if it would be ok to make an image of their shoes. They looked a little puzzled, but said, ok. After making the image I showed it to them and they said, “wow very cool, I had no idea”.

One of the great satisfactions of photography is being able to make an image of those fleeting moments that we come upon every day.

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Observed Moments, No. 2

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I’ve always thought of myself as an observer. As such photography became the means by which I could communicate what I saw.

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Life observed, a rainy Sunday

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