Hoan Bridge Wood Print

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The colored lights zipped across the center span of the Hoan bridge in Milwaukee in the dead of night. My hands felt nearly frozen as I waited for the cycle to repeat in an empty parking lot. The colored lights were added to the Hoan this fall. This bridge spans just over two miles and stands one-hundred-twenty feet above the Milwaukee river. Visible from nearly everywhere in Milwaukee, this perspective at this time of night is attempted only by the hardiest of professional photographers. This photograph is one of my all time favorites and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

My artwork is focused on bringing out the emotion of the location to you the viewer. If the photograph puts a smile on your face, then I have achieved my goal. You are invited to enjoy evocative scenes of the world as it is and on occasion as it could be. My career in photography began over forty years ago when I purchased a Polaroid camera that popped out small prints on hard paper after having been waved in the breeze. A series of simple cameras followed until I realized that photography was more than a hobby, and it became a passion, one that I still enjoy today. I challenge myself to find new and interesting locations and use the wonder of changing light and weather to present to you, the viewer what it feels like to be there, and to...