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50 posts! …and going abroad for a couple of weeks

April 30, 2012 By Joe

The day is finally here! Ok, so maybe it’s taken me 3 years, but this is blog post number 50! Almost to the day, 3 years ago I began this blog with this post. A few casual shots of my sister inspired me to get some of my photos out on the internet in attempt to gain some more exposure. It’s been a fun ride and since that time I’ve shown my landscapes at Whitecliff Vineyard and Robibero winery, as well as Starbucks in New Paltz. I’ve done an engagement shoot, a maternity shoot, multiple portrait shoots, and even a charity dinner for the Poughkeepsie Farm Project.

Expect many more posts in the coming weeks, as I’m leaving for Dublin on Thursday and then heading to Paris for the majority of the time with a quick trip up to Brussels and Amsterdam. Thank you to all of you who visit and read this blog, your support keeps me wanting to do this!

Passport cover given to me as a gift from my good Nepali/American/French friend, Vijay.

Now showing at Starbucks…

November 3, 2011 By Joe

Exciting news! For the next two months I’m hanging 4 pieces at Starbucks in New Paltz. If you’re in the area, stop by, grab a coffee and check out my photography!

Fellowship bid at the Center for Photography at Woodstock

October 4, 2011 By Joe

Over the past few weeks I’ve been putting together a portfolio of images with the end goal of applying for a yearly fellowship given out by the Center for Photography at Woodstock. I dropped off my entry this past Friday and today learned that I was not chosen for the fellowship. The entire process was a good experience though. It gave me the chance to pause and reflect on a lot of images that I’ve taken over the past 6 years, what they mean to me and why I even choose to pick up a camera at all. Below is the “Artist’s Statement” that I submitted, as well as the portfolio of 10 images. This was the first photography “contest” that I’ve entered, hopefully there will be more to come :).

The Ridge

I moved to New Paltz 6 years ago. Just before I moved a friend of mine remarked, “The feeling here is so different, just waking up every morning and seeing the ridge.” The ridge he was referring to was the Shawangunk Ridge, which rises to one of its highest points right outside of New Paltz, and provides a picturesque backdrop to this small college town.

Every morning when I walk to my car, I see the ridge. Every night when I take out the trash, I see the ridge. Whenever I take a walk around town, the ridge is a constant companion. Whether I’m getting home from work or from a long vacation, it’s a comforting sight that puts me at ease.

Through the years that I’ve lived in New Paltz, I’ve photographed the ridge in different seasons and conditions. I’ve driven, hiked, biked, walked, climbed and snowshoed just to find a different angle. It’s no surprise that it winds up being the main subject or the background of many of my photographs.

All of these photographs were taken within a 3 mile radius of New Paltz, NY.

– Joe Turic 2011

Fields of Gold – February 3, 2007