New 1 of 1 print announcement:

“The Siege”
Year: 2023
Artist: Craig Boehman
Size: 16x20” unframed
Material: ChromaLuxe metal

New 1 of 1 print announcement:

“Opaloid Dreams”
Year: 2023
Artist: Craig Boehman
Size: 16x20” unframed
Material: ChromaLuxe metal

As a few of you know, I usually don't create work without people. Though I find myself highly interested in the abstract of late, I hope to work more along these lines soon. But the odd object may attract me from time to time, like this grounded clunker of a ship. I can't call it a ghost ship because even ghosts would want something a little more seaworthy.

I thought I’d check in and share a few images that I omitted from my Facebook and Twitter feeds. I’m currently sharing individual images on Instagram (because that’s the only way to do it) but I’ve decided that I want to make better use of my own space, here on my website. I’ve preached enough about this but I no longer find it terribly helpful to me to share every single image that I post on all platforms. I’d rather have my audience come here and visit me to see what I’ve been up to. Plus, my growing weariness of social media has had the effect of wanting to reduce my footprints on all platforms.

When I first came to Mumbai and explored some of the suburbs, I thought to myself that it looked like somebody bombed the shit out of the place. Sometimes, I can't tell if buildings are going up or coming down.

I packed my umbrella and had my ziplock bag ready for my camera in case of a monsoon shower. The streets were crowded and it was business as usual on a Saturday afternoon in Mumbai.

Joking aside, this is an ICM image that was originally taken in Mumbai, 2022. I originally didn't want to share this image because the distortions in the light really made this person look like Trump, at least to my eyes. And I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. But there are characteristics of this image that I'm quite fond of and I remember the vendor lady sitting at her post waiting for a customer. Her red sari barely comes through in the straight-out-of-camera version, which I'll share here too.

Transitioning from street photography to portraiture with a model wasn't as easy as I thought it would be - considering that I'm shooting with ICM. I burned through my SD card in less than 45 minutes and I didn't even think to bring backup. Who takes 1,400+ shots in a portrait session, anyway? Lesson learned.
I've only just begun my new direction in ICM photography since the end of March this year and I only see myself taking this further into unchartered waters.