Gotic Quarter
Squashed within the ancient walls of medieval Barcelona, the old town presents a maze of twisting streets and narrow buildings close together. Along the Ramblas the area teams with life:…
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November 4, 2014
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Sagrada Familia
I am undone. I am so totally blown away by architect Antonin Gaudi's masterpiece, the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Catalonia. I had not expected such an emotional and awe…
November 3, 2014
Print Prices to Rise; Special Print Offer
Our print prices are set to rise modestly in 2015. For example, a 20" X 24" print is now $1,600; the price will rise to $2,000. See the table below…
October 28, 2014
Terra Incognita
It is the job of the artist to plunge into Terra Incognita. This means exploring unknown country both literally and figuratively. When artistic territory seizes to be unknown and verges…
October 26, 2014
Great Hall Heidelberg University
The Great Hall is Heidelberg University’s magnificent historic auditorium, located on the first floor of the old University building in the old part of Heidelberg. It's in the same building…
October 24, 2014
Cinque Terre one of the best places to photograph in the world
According to the Photoshelter blog, Cinque Terre in Italy is one of the 24 best places to photograph worldwide (along with Havana, Cuba, the Wave in Arizona and Marrakesh, Morocco,…
October 22, 2014
New Harold Davis posters from Editions Limited
I am very pleased to have a new series of fine art posters based on my work published by Editions Limited. There are four botanical images, and two landscapes from…
October 20, 2014
Dasha
I photographed the beautiful model Dasha as part of my Multiple Exposures sequence in Variations, I never know which me, Quo Vadis and Dance of the Seven Veils. I was asked recently…
October 19, 2014
Botanique on exhibit at Awagami Gallery
I am honored that my limited edition artist book of botanical art, Botanique, and several of my prints are on exhibit at Awagami in Japan. We do have a few copies…
October 17, 2014
Blind
Photography is about light. You can't photograph an actual thing, only the light reflected or emitted by the thing. What does this come down to at its irreducible minimum? Perhaps…
October 17, 2014
Exhibition in Heidelberg, Germany
I am very excited to be exhibiting at Arts & Friends, a photography gallery in Heidelberg, Germany. The show is Harold Davis: An Eclectic Collection. The exhibition title suits me fine…
October 14, 2014
Variations
Here are some variations on I never know which me. The upper variation has been flipped, and a texture added to make the model appear to be coming out of…
October 13, 2014
The end of the Berkeley Pier
The Berkeley Municipal Pier stretches almost a half a mile out into San Francisco Bay. Along the way out to the end there are views of San Francisco, the Golden…
October 11, 2014
I never know which me
This is an in-camera multiple exposure, consisting of ten individual exposures combined in the camera. I used a Nikon D810 mounted on a tripod with a Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4…
October 9, 2014
Ghosts in the Enchanted Garden
On May Day, a national holiday in France, the fountains were going full force in the Parc de Sceaux. Of course, on a holiday weekend, the park was full of…
October 3, 2014
Quo Vadis
This is ten in-camera multiple exposures, with the camera and tripod mounted on a ladder looking down at the model on a black background. I asked the model to think…
October 2, 2014
Stairway to Heaven
On a rainy spring day I was photographing under the bridges in Paris, trying to keep my camera dry. The bridge shown in this image is the Pont Solferino, a…
September 30, 2014
Dance of the Seven Veils
When Salome danced for King Herod, there's some controversy about the number of veils she used in her dance. But there is no controversy in these images: I created them…
September 24, 2014