False Profit is a personal piece that I don't mind talking about at the expense of ruining someone's own interpretation of it. Well, sometimes that's just the way it goes. I don't mind going out on a limb if it's my own limb. With the exception maybe of another image in the Aksa Collection that's a deep devilish red, this piece is the only one that's dark and runs the risk of not really fitting in. But it was originally created from the same set of images at Aksa Beach - I only found a darker interpretation of it as I began to strip out the color. For me, this could be the backside of a dystopian US One Dollar Bill. The front side would probably just be of the vacuous and ironic motto that's been attached to American paper currency since 1957: In God We Trust.

Here are the 9 images that are required to be photographed and presented by March 20th, 2023, to qualify via raffle for a free limited edition print from the Aksa Collection by Craig Boehman. Details to follow after images. Please read carefully.

I'm essentially a self-taught photographer who fell in love with street photography after living in India. I didn't know that street photography was a thing when I studied biomedical photography back in the film days, a career that never took off because of the sheer soul-killing aspect of it. At the time, I thought I could only make money as a photographer if I photographed models and fashion, subjects I had only a slight passion for and absolutely no background in. Such was my ignorance of photography. So when I'm asked these days which photographers I'm inspired by, I have no answer because I began shooting street photography without references. I was my only guide. Later, I studied photography more carefully and I can throw out names at you of photographers I like -- but none of them have informed my photography in the slightest. If I were to namedrop from the art world, there are only two that stood out for me in my early days: Egon Schiele and Marc Chagall. But this story is for another day.

Like each print in this collection, this was created using a camera technique called ICM, Intentional Camera Movement. Essentially, I use a slow shutter speed and shake the camera slightly to produce what will hopefully be something like an abstract impressionist image. When I'm lucky, I fall in love with the results, especially when dashes and lines look more painterly than something produced in the digital space. 85-90 % of the effects are created in-camera while the rest is creative changes to make the images resonate with me. I have a great printer who produces my limited editions, and I always love to visit him when it comes time to sign and ship a print to another part of the world.

DANCE FOR THE DEAD will be available for sale at the March 20 launch at Drifters Cafe & Bar in Bandra. Join me there at 12 pm for fantastic beer (I dig their IPA) and food. And support my launch by taking home a limited edition print!

The earliest joy from my youth was collecting agates, fossils, and other curiosities from beaches on the Oregon coastline. The thrill of finding something orange and glowing on the tide line was intoxicating. And there were quite a few times when I was on my hands and knees and digging through the sand, letting the waves do the washing off of the stones for me, always in search of something hidden from the view of regular beach strollers. Later when I discovered writing and especially poetry, I embarked on a practice that simulated this joy of rockhounding - a practice that I could perform anywhere I happened to be.

Now, that I've got an official host and the date finalized, I'm thrilled to announce the release date of the Aksa Collection, my first collection of limited-edition fine art prints.

Each image is issued in two basic sizes, small and large. I'll be displaying and selling the small-size versions at Drifts Cafe & Bar. Attendees will receive a flat 20% off any of my prints.

There are 21 prints issued for each of the small pictures and 3 prints issued for the large-scale prints. The large-scale prints can be ordered on location and buyers receive 20% off as well. Each print is signed by me and registered with Hahnemuhle.

The Aksa Collection by Craig Boehman will be available on March 15, 2023. Pre-orders are available to newsletter subscribers with a special 20% off their first purchase on March 14th only.