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'Call 911!'- Fraught with tension, the sky seemed to offer an oportunity to extend this quality by simply turning the image 180. Now the visual become reflective of elevated tensions experienced when

'Hammer-lane Home'- Ah yes, the fast lane, one encountered while keeping attentions with a natural structure, as the fast (hammer) lane make itself evident.

'Blue Cypress'- Uncanny are the visual relationships in common & differing, within this comparative subject-matter of Nature and its' effects.

'Looks Like Up 2me'- This contrast of humanity and Nature leave the interpretive door of possibility wide open, while engaging a symbology of color.

A quiet sanctuary in Santorini, Greece

Extensions of Equivalence- Duplication has rendered the structure of Nature as a decorative motif, while the human-made fossil fuel streak imply direction into a darker eventuality, should a more bala

4 generations, 90 years difference. Great Grandma looking into the eyes of her Great Grandson.

Ultimate Parking- The Here After provide ample parking for all, without need of categorical signage. The finite nature of all.

Linear Construct- A distanced perspective of the linear character of the built structures along the Ocean City, MD peninsula.

Strato-speak- There are times when Nature speak with more relevance than human-speak.

'They Advance'- Peering beyond a natural watershed area in Ocean City, MD, at an advancing housing development.

'Mixed Signals'- Speaking to the nature of humanity, through implication of a use of nuclear force, questions of: is our nature such that we are partner to Nature?, or is our technologic prowess leadi

'Contrapposto Pasta'- Reality combine with conceptual ideas in such surprising ways, one is unable to script such visuals.

Walking down the trail bird watching

Nikhil enjoying a crisp English July morning sunshine at a Bed & Breakfast in Horley, U.K., enthralled by the planes hovering over nearby Gatwick airport.

'Indifference'- Acts within a crowded, destination bound urban life, lead one to move about with a certain indifference, whether a building sinking into the walkway, or the homeless person just passed

I was on the way to see The Statue Liberty and the sailboat passed by.

'Prosaic Spectrum'- "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor lIGHT of day [sic.]", or perhaps the show must go on, will propel them (people)toward their appointed rounds through life.

'Structures of Beauty'- Whether by hand of Nature, or by hand of people, when seen side by side, such contrasts are capable of visual surprise, and narrative congruity.

I shot this photo in the Killpecker sand dunes of Wyoming. There is an old ranch house dating back to the 1800's displaying some wonderful old window frames with landsacape just on the other side.

"Windows into the Past" Is a series of window frames in an old ranch house located in the Killpecker Sand Dune's of Wyoming. I shot this during a photo shoot for and off-road publication. The photo ha

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Strato-speak- There are times when Nature speak with more relevance than human-speak.

Strato-speak- There are times when Nature speak with more relevance than human-speak.

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© Sam Smith.
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09.2011

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Sept. 15, 2012, 7:27 p.m.

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NIKON D80

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