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Roaring High Above 15th & Chestnut
I was headed to a newly opened art supply store in what is known as Center City in Philadelphia when I happened to look up. Fortunately the lighting was good, and I had my compact camera with the terrific zoom … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged arcitecture, Joe Williams, lion, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, roar, sculpture, vintage
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Philadelphia Museum of Art circa 1941
Dad wearing a casual jacket (which was weird for the time being that everybody wore a suit jacket and tie everywhere) in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I cropped it off of this image, but ’41 is written … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia
Tagged 1941, analog, antique photograph, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, vintage
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Descent
Beating up a boring photo with GIMP and Affinity Photo.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia, photo manipulation
Tagged filth, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, South Philly, subway, tile, urban, USA
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Parking
Weathered neon sign in Philadelphia
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged neon, old, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, sign, vintage
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A Long Time Ago About 4 Hours Away…
This is another of The Photo Elective series of photographs that Tina, I and every other illustration major attending The Philadelphia College of Art were required to shoot, process and print. My guess is that the notion of the class … Continue reading
Posted in News, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, analog, black and white, Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut, Gremlin, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Tina Garceau, USA, vintage, Windham
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Pigeons at Palumbo
The Academy @ Palumbo • 1100 Catharine Street, Philadelphia PA
Posted in South Philly Safari
Tagged Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, The Academy @ Palumbo
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Fall on South Broad Street
A beautiful autumnal scene on an otherwise unspectacular section of Philadelphia’s main drag.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged autumn, Broad Street, Fall, Joe Williams, leaves, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, USA
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The Pumpkin of Dorian Gray
Some people have trouble letting go. Spotted on South Broad Street in South Philadelphia.
Posted in Halloween
Tagged decay, Halloween, Jack O' Lantern, Joe Williams, orange, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, pumpkin, rot
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Window along Washington Avenue
Here’s a little urban texture from South Philly. This was on Washington Avenue West of Broad Street which is being gentrified but is wonderfully industrial. This is a factory window gloriously illuminated by the rays of the setting sun.
Posted in South Philly Safari
Tagged city, grid, industrial, Joe Williams, orange, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, South Philly, sun, sunset, urban texture, yellow
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