Yvonne, an artist, whose mother is from Moravia and whose father is from Senegal. I really enjoyed working with Yvonne, who is a very lively subject. For this image I opted for an aperture of 1.4 to create a slightly dreamy effect and to focus attention o
Casual Portrait
The Dean
Black And White Photography, Photography, Steven

Dan Burkholder © Steven Willard
Informal portrait of Dan Burkholder at a workshop on alternative photo processes before COVID forced him to move classes to the internet. Dan is a well known lecturer, teacher, author of several books on photography processes, and master printer. I have attended several of his workshops and enjoyed them all. I look forward to the time things return to normal and I can join him for another class.
Olympus Pen-F with Lumix 42.5 f1.7 lens, processed in Snapseed.
Veronica who?
Black And White Photography, Photography, Steven
Veronica who?
A nod to 1940s screen star Veronica Lake. If you aren’t familiar with her work I suggest “The Blue Dalhlia” with Alan Ladd which was released in 1946, the year I was born.
Olympus OMD-EM1 with 12-40mm f2.8 zoom, processed in Snapseed.
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Terez
Black And White Photography, Pavel, PhotographyAn Impressionist take Terez, my fellow dance student. I asked her to characterise herself in three words. She came up with introverted and sensitive. I’d add gentle – she’s studying to work in pediatrics.
Third Generation
Black And White Photography, Joseph, PhotographyThis is Gerry and he’s a third generation paving and masonry contractor from Ireland. He’s currently doing some work at my home. He’s pictured here with his sons Jimmy and Michael after a hard day of work. Perhaps I should have titled this image third and fourth generation.
Image was taken with a Fujifilm X-H1 and XF 56mm f/1.2 lens
Eye Contact
Black And White Photography, Joseph, PhotographyFuji X-T2 and XF 50mm f/2 Lens – 1/100 @ f/4 – ISO 800
Junior gives the camera a look while dad takes a breather in Times Square, New York City 🙂
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Beardsman
Black And White Photography, Joseph, PhotographyStreet Photographer
Black And White Photography, Joseph, PhotographyFuji X-T2 and XF 18-55mm LM OIS Lens – 1/125 @ f/5.6 – ISO 200
This is a casual portrait I took of the legendary street photographer Louis Mendes at the 2018 Coney Island Mermaid Parade. If you live in the NYC area you probably have met him. Thank you Louis for being a gentleman.
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Lost In Thought
Black And White Photography, Joseph, PhotographyFuji X100F – 1/125 @ f/11 – ISO 2500
While attending the New York Unfiltered photo exhibition by our very own Martha Rohl I noticed this beautiful young woman sitting by the window where the light was perfect. I snapped this image through the plate glass window. When I showed her the image I also found out it was her birthday. Happy Birthday 😀