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Tag Archives: Joe Williams
Sun Sets on South Philly
Summer is drawing to a close, and we’re starting to get these gorgeous sunsets.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari
Tagged backyard, city, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, rowhouse, sky, South Philadelphia, urban, USA, wire
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Leaving Parts of Atlantic City in Atlantic City
During a recent visit to Atlantic City, I stepped out upon the balcony of our hotel and was visited by a breathtaking sunset complete with stunning shafts of light piercing the clouds. It begged to be photographed. Sadly I was … Continue reading
Posted in photo manipulation, Photo Restoration, Photography, Technique
Tagged Affinity Photo, Atlantic City, God Rays, image editor, Joe Williams, New Jersey, photo manipulation, photography, sky, sun, sunset
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Sam Eric Theater
This isn’t really part of The Photo Elective series in that it wasn’t part of that elective course that all illustration majors at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take, but I did use the same SLR camera … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, The Photo Elective
Tagged 35mm, analog, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, scan, USA, vintage
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Eric’s Mark I
Eric’s Mark I movie theater as it was at 18th and Market in Philadelphia, PA circa 1983. I was a student at The Philadelphia College of Art, and I was snapping frames of 35mm film as reference for a class … Continue reading
Above South Street in 1991
This is me gazing at Center City from the roof of an apartment on South Street I was living in at the time.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged 1991, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, USA, vintage
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Davy Jones’ Locker
I came upon this fantastic memorial during a stroll through Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, PA just outside of the Philadelphia city limits.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Photography
Tagged deep sea, Delaware County, diver, Fernwood Cemetery, graveyard, heroic, Joe Williams, Lansdowne, memorial, Pennsylvania, statue, USA
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Deep End
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged black and white, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, YMCA
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Holiday Fatigue
Somewhere at the end of the ’80s I started dating a girl just after the holidays. I sketched out this little cartoon combining Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter for her as a gag greeting card.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Drawer Cards, Holiday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged 1980s, analog, Cartoon, Christmas, drawing, Easter, humor, ink, Joe Williams, Sketch, USA, Valentine's Day
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South Philly
Urban texture on Carpenter Street off of Broad.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography
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