Day 2: Antelope Canyon

Okay, okay... I know I said daily updates were on the way. Technically day two was two days ago, making this day four.  The truth is that when I'm out on the road, editing time is at a premium. Life happens, new opportunities present themselves and I do my very best to get lost.  With that said, I have traveled from Denver, through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the American southwest and on into Santa Fe, NM.  It's surprising this is my first visit to this place.  Especially considering its healthy market for photography, I'm saddened I've never been here. As I sit at my hotel desk editing photographs and sipping Dale's Pale Ale I realize these should have gone up days ago. This is the last time I will visit this part of the country before I graduate in the spring and there is a pressure to push past the long hours and get the shots I need. I will be heading to Taos, NM tomorrow and on into Denver before continuing on to Minnesota.  It strikes me that in a few short weeks I will have traveled over 8,000 miles, yikes!

With all that said and you having moved on to another website, I will wrap this up.  The following photographs and video (did I upload a video?) represents the second day of travel in this odyssey of fools.

Cheers and Happy Christmas,

Geoff Ridenour

Santa Fe, NM

December 20, 2012

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Day 1: Monument Valley

It's that time of year when I grab my gear and head west. This round of travels will bring me from Denver into Utah, Arizona and New Mexico over the course of less than a week. Today I made my way from my home in Capitol Hill over Vail Pass, into sun baked Moab, UT, through snow kissed Monument Valley and into Page, AZ. Tomorrow morning I will be heading into Antelope Canyon and southwest to the Mojave Valley. Stay tuned in for daily video care of the GoPro Hero3 Black and more stills than you can shake a stick at. For now, I need to get packing for the mornings adventure. I leave you with a taste of the day:

RidenourPhoto: Day 1 from Geoff Ridenour on Vimeo.

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A Memory & The Octopus

May 26, 2011

Today was another one of those long days that in the end was completely worth all the effort.  Hauling a plastic red cooler into the school this afternoon I entered the studio prepared to spend a few quality hours behind the camera.

I had spent the past few days collecting the ingredients and props I would need to complete my shot.  Another studio assignment and the theme and subject matter were completely open this time around.  I’ve been thinking a lot about food photography the past few months and I feel I’ve been improving with every challenge and mistake I’ve encountered along the way.  Often I find myself making photographs that bring me back to a place and time that has had a significant impact on my life.  In this case an impromptu seaside picnic I enjoyed a couple years ago, half a world away.  So what was in the red plastic cooler?

A memory...