50th Anniversary Gold Canvas Print

The St. Louis Arch was lit in gold for one evening on October 28, 2015 in honor of its 50th Anniversary. This image was taken from the Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park in East St. Louis, the post processed in Lightroom and Photoshop. I added a lot of vibrance to give it a pop art feel.

"Why limit your eyes when you have the opportunity to extend your vision?" Edward Weston. My goal as a photographer is to extend my vision. This process happens in three stages; the time and place I choose to shoot an image, the use of various settings, lenses, and filters on my camera, and the capacity of programs such as Lightroom and Photoshop. ​ I travel throughout North America capturing images of beauty and awe. Each image is a moment frozen in time that will forever tell the story of a place, emotion, or circumstance. Few things bring me greater joy than when others are swept away in memories or wonder, contemplating my art. Arnold J. Toynbee said, "The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and...