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From the dynamic Skies in Motion to the serenity of Mystic Waters, Dan Powers knows how to captivate a viewer with his well-timed photography. The five images are shown here are my favourites so far, the most captivating is the curving skyscraper (above) from Skies in Motion.  To me, this image says majestic, sweeping, a part of things larger than itself.

Originally from a medicine background that saw him through service with the US Marines, Dan is a self-taught photographer whose work has won several awards. His speciality is photographing time and he says about this topic,

“Most photographs are two-dimensional pictures of a three-dimensional space.  But when a photograph is taken with exposures as long as fifteen minutes, time becomes a part of the image.  Suddenly, the three-dimensional space is moving through time, leaving a trail of its former presence on the photographic canvas.”  

“Previously, photography was heralded for its capacity to render a moment in time…The Perfect Moment.  My photography reveals not only what is there, but what was.  Only film photography, or its modern digital equivalent, can capture this so precisely.”

In this age of digital photography and inkjet printers, Dan Powers also retains his skills as a darkroom professional and he “spends hours reviewing and editing every shadow and highlight, every nuance of color, and in choosing the right medium for the image.  There is nothing in one of my prints that was not intended to be there.” His attention to detail and quality are paramount, and he guarantees his prints for a lifetime. Now that’s a guarantee!

Dan currently lives in Newburyport with his family, where he continues to work with his camera and slow shutter. Most of his photos were taken in and around Massachusetts where, noting from his blog, he takes a keen interest in the local photographic community and gallery events. The music selected for his own photo website matches his imagery very well.

The image below is from Mystic Waters, and reminds me so much of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader from The Chronicles of Narnia. I love because it’s as the shore on the other side might disappear and the water carry on into forever.

These three pictures below do not go without comment! I find the contrasting soft whites and solid blacks of the clock tower image very striking. The centre photograph (part of the Language of Morning collection) could be sold to Mac as a desktop background, and the creeping mist by the lighthouse makes me think of breakers and the salty smell of the sea. Fabulous images Dan, I look forward to seeing more of your work!

All of Dan’s prints are available for purchase from his website, www.danielpowersphoto.com

All images used with the kind permission of Daniel Powers.