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Storm Pipe
Here’s a photo I took as part of an art school course during the Fall of 1982. It’s a storm pipe somewhere in the vicinity of the pond in Westville, New Jersey if I remember correctly. It was in-between a … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, pond, storm pipe, USA, vintage, Westville
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Saint Charles Borremeo
20th & Christian in South Philadelphia
Posted in Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged church, Joe Williams, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, USA, Willceau
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Walking West on Locust
Here’s another shot of the corner of Broad & Locust shot by the fabulous Tina Garceau back at the dawn of the 1980s. It seems she liked shooting at this particular corner which is about a block from where the … Continue reading
A Tree Grows in Lansdowne
My favorite tree on the way to work. The sun was hitting it just right so I pulled out my camera and took some texture shots. A little bit of this and that in a photo editor and there you … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, photo manipulation, Photography, Technique
Tagged Joe Williams, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, photography, Photoshop, tree, USA
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2 Towers on Washington Ave
Shot Tower and The Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church which is now The Phat Quang Buddhist Temple way down Washington Avenue shot from way up Washington Avenue with a long lens.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, South Philadelphia, South Philly
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Probably listening to an 8-Track Tape
This was probably a self-portrait assignment that was part of the photo elective class illustrators had to take at the Philadelphia College of Art. I was probably listening to one of a small collection of remainder bin 8-track tapes while … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, Dawn of the Dead, Illustration, Joe Williams, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, vintage, Westville, Willceau, zombie
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Around Westville’s Pond
This is far from being a spectacular photo, but people who live, lived in or walked around Westville, New Jersey probably know exactly where I took this shot.
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, Parkview, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, pond, USA, vintage, water, Westville, Willceau
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