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AlUla – The World’s Masterpiece – Photobook Photography Article

January 10, 2021

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AlUla – The World’s Masterpiece The first-ever destination brand campaign for AlUla, the heritage and culture centerpiece of Saudi Arabia, was unveiled today. The campaign, developed by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) with creative partners Leo Burnett, includes a 90” film directed by renowned cinematographer Bruno Aveillan and a suite of digital assets under the concept of The World’s Masterpiece. In what is hoped will be a year of travel recovery, AlUla’s new brand campaign is targeting domestic travelers…

Doorway, Dark Street | G Dan Mitchell Photography – Fine Art Photography Article

December 16, 2020

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Doorway, Dark Street | G Dan Mitchell Photography Light from inside a darkened building escapes through a door, casing a pattern on a dark industrial street.Doorway, Dark Street. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.Light from inside a darkened building escapes through a door, casing a pattern on a dark industrial street.This photograph comes from a San Francisco Bay Area location where I’ve been doing night photography for over 15 years. It is a place with striking…

Sur Point, Autumn Sky | G Dan Mitchell Photography – Fine Art Photography Article

December 8, 2020

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Sur Point, Autumn Sky | G Dan Mitchell Photography Precursor clouds from an incoming weather front in the sky above Sur Point.Sur Point, Autumn Sky. © Copyright 2020 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.Precursor clouds from an incoming weather front in the sky above Sur Point.The mound at the lower right in this photograph is Sur Point, the site of an old lighthouse facility along the Big Sur coast of California. The historic facility has been there for a…

San Pablo Bay | G Dan Mitchell Photography – Fine Art Photography Article

November 13, 2020

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San Pablo Bay | G Dan Mitchell Photography Old pilings in tidal flats along the edge of San Pablo Bay.San Pablo Bay. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.Old pilings in tidal flats along the edge of San Pablo Bay.This photograph comes from a wonderful visit to a spot along the shoreline of San Pablo Bay, which is essentially a lobe of San Francisco Bay. While the entire Bay Area, especially those areas that are right along…

Fisherman’s Shed | G Dan Mitchell Photography – Fine Art Photography Article

October 17, 2020

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Fisherman’s Shed | G Dan Mitchell Photography A shed used by fisherman at the historic China Camp, San Pablo Bay.Fisherman’s Shed. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.A shed used by fisherman at the historic China Camp, San Pablo Bay.The subject is a small building on a pier at the historic settlement of China Camp, on the San Pablo Bay lobe of San Francisco Bay. Beginning in the 1800s this area was the home to many immigrants…

Point Sur, Winter Light | G Dan Mitchell Photography – Fine Art Photography Article

October 15, 2020

america, Beach, big, california, coast, fine art photographer, fine art photography, fine art photos, fog, highway, Historic, horizon, light, Lighthouse, mist, north, Ocean, Pacific, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Ocean & Coast, point, promontory, Sea, silhouette, spray, sur, surf, USA, waves, winter

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Point Sur, Winter Light | G Dan Mitchell Photography Winter surf and light beneath the lighthouse at Point Sur.Point Sur, Winter Light. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.Winter surf and light beneath the lighthouse at Point Sur.This photograph is at the historic Point Sur, a rocky hill that would be a monumental sea stack if it were not still tenuously connected to the mainland by a low, sandy peninsula. (I’ve always wondered how often that peninsula…

Pier, China Camp | G Dan Mitchell Photography – Fine Art Photography Article

October 7, 2020

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Pier, China Camp | G Dan Mitchell Photography An old pier at the historic China Camp State Park, San Pablo Bay.Pier, China Camp. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.DeAn old pier at the historic China Camp State Park, San Pablo Bay.scriptionChina Camp, along the shores of the San Pablo Bay lobe of San Francisco Bay has a remarkable history, one that I was unaware of until perhaps a decade ago despite living the Bay Area almost…

Detail, Palace of Fine Arts – Fine Art Photography Article

July 24, 2020

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Detail, Palace of Fine Arts Detail of a small section of the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco.Detail, Palace of Fine Arts. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.Detail of a small section of the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco.Perhaps I was channelling my inner Atget when I made this photograph a few years back. I was wandering around San Francisco with a camera — a favorite activity in non-pandemic times — and I ended up…

Turnstile Structure, Night | G Dan Mitchell Photography – Fine Art Photography Article

June 29, 2020

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Turnstile Structure, Night | G Dan Mitchell Photography An abandoned turnstile structure under security lighting at a closed industrial facility.Turnstile Structure, Night. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.An abandoned turnstile structure under security lighting at a closed industrial facility.This 2012 day was completely full of photography, starting very early in the morning with coastal redwood forest and ending very late with night photography at this old, abandoned industrial facility along the San Francisco Bay shoreline. That…

An Old Pier, Night | G Dan Mitchell Photography – Fine Art Photography Article

June 28, 2020

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An Old Pier, Night | G Dan Mitchell Photography Night photograph of the pilings of an old pier reflected in still water.An Old Pier, Night. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.Night photograph of the pilings of an old pier reflected in still water.Photographed a few years ago at night in very dim lighting, these old pilings under a ship yard pier were reflected in the smooth water, made even smoother by the effects of a long…

Shop Windows, Night | G Dan Mitchell Photography – Fine Art Photography Article

June 27, 2020

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Shop Windows, Night | G Dan Mitchell Photography Lights left on for the night in a shop at the Mare Island Naval Ship Yard.Shop Windows, Night. © Copyright 2012 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.Lights left on for the night in a shop at the Mare Island Naval Ship Yard.Returning to this photograph a bit more than eight years after I made it, I no longer recall the specifics of the scene — the nature of the work done…

Stilts Band Parade and CYR Wheel at Historic Jeddah Season – Photobook Photography Article

July 17, 2019

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The fun never ends at the Historic Jeddah Season this summer. With a few more days of excitement left, the Season has in store a wide range of activities filled with lots of laughter, entertainment and delight. The CYR Wheel artists at Historic Jeddah Season will enthrall you with their feat. A display of sheer talent, the brilliant artist’s, swirls around performing their act of balance and precision, amusing all visitors watching their performance. A must watch show for families…