Entries from October 2007

October 16, 2007

California Salmon Run

Today I began shooting underwater on a small creek in Northern California where the annual salmon migration has gotten underway. It was an amazing feelingĀ  as these enormous salmon thrust their bodies upstream, often moving around my legs. Their purpose was unified and without doubt as these determined creatures made their journey upstream.

Many salmon die [...]

October 14, 2007

Ian Shive at EcoNouveau

Kicking off Los Angeles’ Fashion Week, Ian Shive Photography exhibited photos at the environmentally conscious runway show EcoNouveau. The evening was a fascinating mix of interviews, artwork and eco-friendly fashion.
Interviews

Ian Shive and Musician Ryan Merchant

The Fashion Runway

The Exhibit

October 10, 2007

Thunderstorm on Lake Superior, Wisconsin

While visiting the Northwoods of Wisconsin this past week, I stopped to watch a storm roll in over Lake Superior. This photo was taken from the beach of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, part of the National Park Service. The storm and wind passed only minutes after this photo was taken, but rain moved in to [...]

October 7, 2007

Maine Landscape

Looking more like a landscape taken in Australia rather than Maine, I had fun with this unusual formation and loved the symmetry and juxtaposition of the rocks and mountains.

October 5, 2007

New England Sunrise

The air was still cool this morning as I stood on the edge of a remote pond in Western Maine, not far from the Canadian border, hoping that just a little piece of the rising sun would break through the fog that had begun to roll in. The call of a loon in the distance [...]