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The ruins at Sope Creek

Here’s a few shots from my recent photoshoot with Matt Barnett of the old industrial ruins at Sope Creek in Marietta, GA. In the 1800’s, this mile-long strip of land alongside the creek included a paper mill, twine plant and flour mill. During the Civil War, these buildings were used for the production of Confederate money, and were subsequently destroyed by the Union Army.

Sope Creek ruins
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Moss and Lichen Photos from a Local Park

I’ve recently been photographing a lot of nature trails, specifically shooting various mosses, lichens, and fungi. I think these often overlooked plants are absolutely beautiful, and their stunning colors, shapes, sizes and textures never cease to amaze me. Here are some of my recent shots.

Moss and Lichen

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9 Amazing Examples of Light Painting Photography

Light painting, also known as light graffiti, is a photography technique using long exposure shots of darkened subjects, where moving light is used to illuminate parts of the composition. This can create dramatic effects that can give the photographs a surreal, otherworldly quality, or even add a “sketched” effect to a photograph. Although this technique has been popularized by the digital camera age, it is by no means a modern technique, as Pablo Picasso was photographed as early as 1949, creating phantom sketches in the air with a small hand-held light source.

Here are 9 beautiful examples of light painting photography:

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Chrysler Moonrise by Troy Paiva

Chrysler Moonrise by Troy Paiva

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