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Vinography Images: Patterns
Patterns Vineyards aren't easy things to photograph. They sprawl and spread all over everywhere, and don't exactly stay confined in the frame of a photograph well, not to mention their tendency to seem monotonous in their rows. I like this image not only for the compression of space that turns the vines into patterns, but also because in the midst of the regular geometry, you can see each individual vine has its own personality -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the... continue reading 
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Vinography Images: After the Rain
After the Rain It's been awful wet these past few weeks in wine country so I thought I'd share this image from Andy Katz. Perhaps this weekend we'll get a little sun. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view and drag that to their desktops. To set the image as your desktop wallpaper, Mac users should follow these... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on January 29, 2010 11:25 PM
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Vinography Images: Between the Rows
Between The Rows I haven't been to Napa in Months, but I'm headed up there in a few weeks and looking forward to sights like this. This time of year the mustard makes for gorgeous scenery, growing up between the rows and catching every ray of light in sight to create a backdrop of glowing yellow for the dark rain-sodden vines -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on January 22, 2010 9:33 PM
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Vinography Images: The New Green
The New Green For the most part in the Northern Hemisphere, the vines are sleeping -- their long bare canes waving in the winter wind. Soon those will fall under the deft hands and sharp blades of workers who will leave the vines ready for the new growth that will burst forth in the coming months. Andy Katz gives us a preview of what is to come -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on January 15, 2010 8:28 PM
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Vinography Images: Fall Leaves
Fall Leaves One of the things that I miss most about where I grew up in Colorado is the Fall colors. The Aspen trees as shocks of gold in clearings between the dark firs always bring a smile to my face. The closest I get in California these days are the changing of the leaves in wine country. This image captures so well the beauty of the light and the leaves and the carpet of gold and red that can give me a little solace in Autumn. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on January 8, 2010 8:40 PM
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Vinography Images: The Green Leaf
The Green Leaf You can tell a lot about a grape vine from its leaves. Among other things, according to the science of ampelography, you can often tell what grape variety it is, especially if you get to see what a bunch of grapes looks like as well. Most species have a distinctly shaped leaf and cluster. The color of the leaf will also tell you things about the nutritional state of the grapevine, with dark green indicating well hydrated, well nitrated vines, and lighter green indicating less nutrients (which is actually sometimes the desired state). I, unfortunately, don't... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on December 4, 2009 7:41 PM
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Vinography Images: The Sphere
The Sphere Grape or sculpture? I might just pay money for a handblown glass lamp resembling this luminous sphere of soon-to-be-wine, it's veined translucent body glowing with afternoon sun. As with other images from Andy, I marvel at the beauty of this individual berry, so often ignored as we think on the scale of cluster most of the time. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on November 27, 2009 11:51 PM
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Vinography Images: One Berry
One Berry The first time I tasted a Cabernet grape I was surprised at how unlike Cabernet wine it tasted. Some of the flavor lies in that bright leathery surface that Andy captures here so well in vivid blue. Grape skins hold many different volatile aroma compounds (some of which are also found in the juicy flesh of the berry) that contribute to the flavors of the wine. Just biting into a ripe berry isn't quite the same as tasting that same berry in a bottle three years later. They still taste pretty damn good, though. -- Alder Yarrow... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on November 20, 2009 10:21 PM
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Vinography Images: Golden Globes
Golden Globes Andy's close-up images of grapes are really special. The translucency of the skin with the light shining through reminds me that each berry is this tiny little body, with its own anatomy and structure. Each golden globe is a complete system, a little planet unto itself. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view and drag that... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on November 14, 2009 2:31 PM
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Vinography Images: Fresh Fruit
Fresh Fruit I love the color in this image, and the bright wetness of the fruit and its motion into the destemmer. This fruit is alive and just waiting to be tasted. This is the top end of the destemmer, on the bottom end, each of these fat little blueberries will roll down the sorting table to be picked at by expert eyes and hands, ensuring that the fruit that is finally crushed (or dumped whole) into the fermenters is as pristine as possible. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on November 6, 2009 9:11 PM
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Vinography Images: The Harvest
The Harvest This image needs little introduction. It captures the tireless work that is still going on in vineyards all over the Northern Hemisphere, but which will shortly cease. Many of the vintners I've talked to are finished with harvest, or plan to be by this weekend. And after an intense month or two, the folks who work in the fields at sunrise are able to sleep in a little later these days. This image was made in Sonoma County, and presumably, these are Chardonnay grapes. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on October 30, 2009 10:17 PM
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Vinography Images: Golden Globe
Golden Globe I love how this little grape looks like its own little universe. Zoom in farther and it might resemble those fabulous images we get back from the Hubble telescope. Except instead of stars we'd have little colonies of yeast populating the vast curving singularity of the grape time continuum. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on October 9, 2009 10:33 PM
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Vinography Images: Heavenly Light
Heavenly Light When I saw this photo I felt like I instantly recognized the location. Not that I knew the specific vineyard, but merely that it reminded me of so many early mornings in the Russian River Valley, where the sun creeps above the fog and then penetrates it, gradually bringing light to the nooks and crannies of rustic dirt roads and stands of dew-laden trees. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on October 2, 2009 8:15 PM
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Vinography Images: In The Mustard
In the Mustard Mustard, a common signature of Spring vineyards in Napa may be pretty to look at, but it also plays a valuable role in viticulture, as do all cover crops. These crops, grown between the rows, compete with the vines for moisture and nutrients, which places an additional healthy stress on the vines and can cause them to ripen earlier. Mustard is often mown after it grows, or even turned under the soil, where it adds back nitrogen. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on September 11, 2009 11:12 PM
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Vinography Images: Vine Color
Vine Color Harvest has begun in many places in North America, and soon the vines will begin to take on their fall colors. As someone who grew up with a distinct Autumn, marked by brilliant color, I cherish the few signs of that season we get here in northern California. Especially the vines in their various hues -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on September 4, 2009 11:12 PM
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Vinography Images: Old Vine
Old Vine The whorls and gnarls of old vines are like fingerprints. I never get tired of looking at their stocky twisted shapes. I thought their shapes are best appreciated against a background of mustard flowers, but that was because I had never seen one in a field of daisies. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view and... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on August 28, 2009 10:57 PM
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Vinography Images: Taking Wing
Taking Wing I love great photographs of vineyards, which is mostly why I try to bring you a new image from photographer Andy Katz each week. The best vineyard photographs though have a little something special about them in addition to the raw natural beauty that they so often possess. This is a perfect example of a gorgeous image, made even more special by the hawk caught mid take-off from the middle of this Sonoma vineyard. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on August 18, 2009 10:59 PM
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Vinography Images: The Russian River
The Russian River Somewhere deep in the fog of this image, grapes are busy growing. This is the engine that makes the Pinot Noir of the Russian River Valley so wonderful. The river acts as a catheter, drawing the fog inland to cool the grapes and provide the large diurnal shifts in temperature necessary to grow world class Pinot and Chardonnay. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on July 31, 2009 10:55 PM
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Vinography Images: Leaf and Grapes
Leaf and Grapes I love the structure of leaves, and their translucent quality that reveals it in the sun. And of course, at certain times of the year, as the leaves change, we get to see their details amplified into glorious color. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view and drag that to their desktops. To set the... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on July 25, 2009 7:10 PM
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Vinography Images: The Sunlit Knoll
The Sunlit Knoll We tend to think of Napa and Sonoma as two distinct and separate wine regions, yet there is a place where the two collide, high in the Mayacamas mountains. This image was made in the rolling hillsides where vineyards slide quickly from one appellation to the other as you cross ridges and valleys. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on July 18, 2009 11:19 PM
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Vinography Images: Morning Dew
Morning Dew It often comes as a surprise to most people that I happen to have a degree in fine art photography. I absolutely adore the medium, and this picture is a great example of why. We move through our daily existences that involve the processing of an incredible amount of visual data. We see beautiful details like this every few seconds of our waking lives. But only photography, with its ability to silently solidify our vision and force us to see again, can really harness this beauty for our appreciation. For as much as we see things like... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on July 11, 2009 4:01 PM
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Vinography Images: Highlights
Highlights Vineyards become the most dramatic at the end of the day, when, like mountain ridges, they can be caught by the last light of the sun. I love this image, both for the way the light rakes across the rows of vines, but also for the subtle depth of the landscape in the haze beyond the foreground. The willingness to wait for moments like this separates the average photographer from pros like Andy. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on July 3, 2009 9:32 PM
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Vinography Images: Lone Trees
Lone Trees Every week, photographer Andy Katz sends me a new image to post here for your viewing pleasure. I never know what I'm going to get, but I do know that it's going to be good. This week, when I opened his e-mail, something different happened. Everything got quiet, and I smelled freshly cut grass, bee pollen, and felt a warm breeze.... Amazingly, we are not lost, but I wouldn't care if we were. Just as I give up and decide we have no idea where we are, another road sign appears that tells us indeed, we are... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on June 26, 2009 11:02 PM
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Vinography Images: A New Leaf
A New Leaf So much attention is paid to the fruit of the vine. Everything in wine, at least from the standpoint of the drinker, is about the grapes. Grape vines are particularly beautiful, though, especially as they are just unfurling their downy little leaves as Andy has so nicely captured here. And more than beautiful, leaves play a crucial role in displaying the health of the vine, shading the fruit, and converting sunlight into the sugars from which we derive so much pleasure. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on June 19, 2009 10:11 PM
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Vinography Images: Below the Fog
Below the Fog While I often find myself praying for sun in San Francisco, I don't ever tire of the fog in wine country. The bright gray blanket and its tendrils have the remarkable quality of making the colors of the earth and vines so much brighter and more vivid. This shot from a Sonoma vineyard is the perfect illustration of this effect. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on June 12, 2009 10:20 PM
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Vinography Images: The Golden Glow
The Golden Glow As anyone who has spend more than a little time there knows, wine country is a special place. Sure, during the day it may be teeming with tourists, hot and dusty, and unglamorous as hell. But when the sun dips low on the horizon, things quiet down, and the light turns golden, there's no place on earth like it. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on May 29, 2009 9:14 PM
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Vinography Images: Medium Toast
Medium Toast In general, the less a barrel is toasted, the more tannins and other wood characteristics will be leached into the wine by the alcohol. Wine matured in lightly toasted barrels therefore tends to taste 'oaky,' 'woody' or even 'vegetal,' while wine matured in heavily toasted barrels is more likely to taste 'toasty' or 'spicy.' Barrels that are classified as Heavy Toast have been toasted for about 15 minutes at 440 degrees. -- The Oxford Companion to Wine INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on May 22, 2009 9:13 PM
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Vinography Images: Last Rays Vineyard
Last Rays Vineyard The only thing that would improve this view of a Paso Robles vineyard at sunset would be the ability to enjoy it with a glass of wine in hand. Which, I suppose is the appeal of having a house in wine country. OK, maybe if you had a glass of wine in hand, AND you were sitting in a pool while enjoying this view.... Sigh. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on May 8, 2009 5:44 PM
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Vinography Images: Spring in the Vineyard
Spring in the Vineyard All over California old gnarled vines that have looked half-dead since they were pruned some months ago are sprouting green tips like these. I only hope the chilly rain that is pouring down on them as I write this isn't making for a difficult vintage already -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view and... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on May 1, 2009 9:13 PM
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Vinography Images: Terraced Vineyards
Terraced Vineyards Of all the wine growing regions of the world, only one looks quite like this. Portugal's Douro Valley, with its terraced, Mediterranean vineyards snaking around the crenellations of the meandering Douro river is one of the most stunning sites on the planet -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view and drag that to their desktops. To... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on April 24, 2009 9:04 PM
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Vinography Images: Leafing Out
Leafing Out As the weather warms, the vines begin to come out of their winter dormancy, and first buds, then leaves begin to unfurl. This embrace of leaf and crane fly in the morning sun is playing out throughout California's vineyards as Spring marches towards summer. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view and drag that to their... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on April 17, 2009 12:17 PM
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Vinography Images: Vineyard Behind the Oaks
Vineyard Behind the Oaks The rain that we've been having this week aside, the vineyards of Northern California wine country are starting to look a lot more like this as Spring marches forward. The grass grows green and wild between the rows, and the oaks have brilliant new leaves bursting out everywhere. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on April 10, 2009 11:06 AM
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Vinography Images: Where Wine Comes From
Where Wine Comes From While no doubt unremarkable, and even boring to those who make their living by growing wine grapes, I don't tire of seeing great pictures of the raw materials that go into my bottles. In this case, several clusters of grapes (what look to me like Pinot Noir) sheltering in the shade and reflected light of a hot day. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on April 3, 2009 11:01 PM
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Vinography Images: Light Through Grapes
Light Through Grapes In a miraculous chemistry shared with so many bounties of the natural world, grapes take the light of the sun and fuse it into something special, as if they were the opposite of prisms. Light here is both a source of life and of illumination, inseparably so. And I don't know about you, but looking at this image makes me hungry. And thirsty. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on March 27, 2009 9:28 PM
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Vinography Images: Leaf and Berry
Leaf and Berry Even those who work in vineyards every day can't match the stillness of contemplation that a photograph like this provides. For those who are less familiar with what wine looks like before it's liquid, behold the beauty of the little self contained universe that is the berry cluster. Dotted with dew and speckled with the yeasts that will eventually turn these berries into wine, this cluster is a self contained winemaking miracle. Of course, this is a less than perfect cluster, as the burst and dried berries show, but that doesn't matter to the photographer. --... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on March 20, 2009 5:32 PM
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Vinography Images: Mixed Blacks
Mixed Blacks This old vine Zinfandel, with its gnarled trunk and colorful leaves is a good reminder of California's winemaking heritage that is still drinkable in the form of field blends of what the old timers used to call Mixed Blacks. These wines are made from many different varieties of interplanted red grapes (hence the 'mixed') that are all harvested together, crushed together, and fermented together in whatever proportion they exist in the vineyard (hence the 'field'). Some of my favorites come from Casa Nuestra, York Creek, and Acorn Winery. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on March 14, 2009 11:59 PM
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Vinography Images: Bernardus
Bernardus This image was taken high in the Carmel Valley, to the south of Monterey California, on the property of Bernardus Vineyards, which is owned by the well known Bernardus Lodge -- a hotel, spa, and restaurant. The vineyards at the edges of the valley were planted with the major Bordeaux grape varieties, taking care to skirt the live oaks that dot the hillsides. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also... continue reading
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Vinography Images: Grape Light
Grape Light The grape consists of three primary elements, the skin, the pulp, and the seeds. The skin is actually several layers of material: the bloom, a wax and cutin layer that prevents dehydration of the berry and the epidermis, which contains the pigments and tannins so important to wine color, structure, and flavor. The pulp is a grouping of about 40 veined cells that are connected in a vascular network to a central structure known as the brush, which connects the inner part of the grape to the little bit of stem known as the pedicel which in... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on February 27, 2009 10:47 PM
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Vinography Images: The Vineyard and the Golden Oaks
The Vineyard and the Golden Oaks In many ways, most vineyards look an awful lot alike. Rows upon rows of vines marching across the landscape. They distinguish themselves from one another by the composition and shape of the earth beneath them, but perhaps most distinctively, by their placement in the larger landscape. Those tucked in amongst the waving grasses and old live oaks in California wine country are some of my favorites, especially when the evening light turns them heavenly gold. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or... continue reading
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Vinography Images: The Perfect Cluster
The Perfect Cluster Is there such thing as the perfect cluster of grapes? As wine lovers we don't spend much time contemplating grapes on this scale. Almost no one does in the wine industry, save, for a brief moment, a field worker with knife in hand. The perfect cluster exists only for that brief moment of examination before the snick of the blade, and then the bunch becomes the fabled drop in the ocean. But this is an ocean we get to sip! -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on February 13, 2009 10:21 PM
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Vinography Images: The Tonnellerie
The Tonnellerie The toasting of barrels in a Tonnellerie (or cooperage) serves two purposes -- to shape the barrel to its final form, and to season the wood. The heating process dramatically alters the woods physical and chemical composition. The resulting seasoning or "toast" provides a buffer between the alcohol in wine and the tannins in the wood. In general, the less a barrel is toasted the more tannins and other wood characteristics will be leached into the wine by alcohol. Wine matured in lightly toasted barrels therefore tends to taste "oaky" or "woody," while wine matured in heavily... continue reading
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Vinography Images: One Red Grape
One Red Grape Veraison [ver-ay-zun]. Noun. The stage of grape berry development that marks the beginning of ripening when the grapes change from their hard green state to their soft and coloured form. During veraison the sugar volume in the berry and its size increase and the acidity decreases. The change in color marks the replacement of green chlorophyll with the darker pigmented anthocyanins that will produce the complex fruit flavors in the grape as well as the wine. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on January 30, 2009 10:13 PM
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Vinography Images: Sunset Vineyard
Sunset Vineyard We talk a lot about the dirt that wine comes from, but we don't talk enough about the sky overhead. Somehow the geology is easier for us to get our brains around than all that shifting light and shadow. -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image as... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on January 23, 2009 10:03 PM
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Introducing Photographer Andy Katz
Whenever I think of Andy Katz, I will always remember a particular moment from my trip to South Africa in the fall of 2008. He and I, along with four other journalists were riding in a van towards the Franschhoek valley amidst intermittent rain showers and bursts of sunlight. We rounded a bend in the road and Andy started literally jumping up and down in his seat as he pleaded with the driver to stop the van. Out he leapt, before the vehicle had even come to a complete stop and rushed up a small embankment where he stood for... continue reading
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Images of the South African Winelands
For those who are interested, here are some of the photographs I took while in South Africa. The winelands, as they are called, cover an area the size of a small U.S. state. They are extremely varied in their topography, though most are studded here and there with beautiful rock escarpments that are truly arresting. Most of the images are of vineyards, but I snuck in a couple of other scenes from my trip. Enjoy. If you're itching to see these larger, feel free to check them out on Flickr.... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on October 4, 2008 10:44 PM
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Vinography Images: Fog in the Distance
Fog in the Distance "The vineyard landscape is often as much about the sky as it is the rows of vines. The fog rolling through the vineyard makes it an entirely different place." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image as your desktop wallpaper, Mac users should follow these... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on August 8, 2008 1:09 PM
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Vinography Images: The Tinsel Vineyard
The Tinsel Vineyard "As soon as the vines begin to bear fruit, they become targets for all manner of attacks from the natural world. From bears to boars to birds, the list of animals that consider wine grapes a tasty snack is long. Birds are often dealt with using strips of mylar that glint in the sun as the air moves them and which presumably scare off the airborne predators. They also happen to make the vineyards look festive for the rest of us." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on July 17, 2008 8:44 PM
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Vinography Images: The Vineyard Fence
The Vineyard Fence "One of the things I really enjoy about Michael's approach to Vineyard photography has to do with his willingness to avoid the traditional ways of looking at a vineyard in favor of the unexpected. Sometimes the vineyard almost becomes a minor detail in the overall landscape, but we are nonetheless drawn to it, however subtle." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on July 2, 2008 11:25 PM
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Vinography Images: Dusty Grapes
Dusty Grapes "I spend a lot of time photographing in vineyards, and sometimes the landscape just gets overwhelming. It's too much to look at. So there are times when I get tired of the grand vistas, and instead retreat to smaller things, like the perfect bunch of grapes." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on June 19, 2008 10:30 PM
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Vinography Images: The Rolling Hills
The Rolling Hills "In some respects, vineyards make for fairly uninteresting photographic subject matter. The uniformity of the rows, the bushy and relatively undistinguishable vines, all conspire to create a sameness that is difficult to escape. Photographs like this one, however, demonstrate that with the right atmospheric light, and the correct perspective, vineyards can become something altogether magical -- a living skin on the rippling contours of the earth that catch the light and throw it back at you." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on June 5, 2008 2:18 PM
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Vinography Images: Water Droplet
Water Droplet "Taking interesting pictures in vineyards isn't easy. While many are surely picturesque, there is a lot of sameness in them -- row after row of vines -- and that repetition makes it easy to overlook little details like this that can be quite beautiful" -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop.... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on May 8, 2008 9:33 PM
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Vinography Images: Path to Tree
Path to tree "Photographing vineyards isn't the easiest thing in the world. While they all have their own particular beauties, there's a lot that stays the same -- rows of grapevines, one after another. I often find myself wandering outside the vineyards themselves to see what new perspectives I can get. I liked this tree that sits behind the crest of the vineyard hill. You an barely see the last row of vines at the top of the hill." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on April 24, 2008 9:31 PM
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Vinography Images: Wire and Posts
Wire and Posts "This is a recent image from a trip to Sonoma. I'm always attracted to the trees in the vineyards, and their relationships to the vines. At this time of year they both take on a sculptural aspect with bare branches against the sky, at times criscrossed by the threads of exposed trellis wire." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on April 11, 2008 11:59 PM
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Vinography Images: The Wreath
The Wreath "I love how this image has the dim antiquity of an old Daguerrotype photograph. The mood transcends the simplicity of the simple vine wreath that someone made casually, in a moment of rest, and then carried on with the pruning." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on April 3, 2008 11:16 PM
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Vinography Images: Hairy Vines
Hairy Vines "Winter is always my favorite season to shoot in vineyards, and this photograph is a perfect example of why. The bushy, hairy silhouette of these vines against the bright sky conveys so much personality." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image as your desktop wallpaper, Mac users... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on March 20, 2008 11:23 PM
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Vinography Images: Under the Vines
Under the Vines "This is another shot from my recent winter trip to Sonoma. There are still a few vineyards like this one, whose wild canes remain unpruned for the winter. These dark shapes are a stark contrast to the bright mustard that has fully carpeted many vineyards by now." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on March 7, 2008 5:07 PM
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Vinography Images: Rainy Tree and Vines
Rainy Tree and Vines "I shot this a couple of weeks ago in Sonoma on a typical rainy winter day. This time of year the vineyards are greening and the trees are still skeletal without their leaves. I liked the way this trees branches reached down towards the vines." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on February 21, 2008 11:59 PM
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Vinography Images: The Mustard
The Mustard "This image was shot just a week ago in Sonoma. The vineyards have recently been pruned, and as usual for this time of year, the mustard flowers are starting to burst forth between the rows." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image as your desktop wallpaper, Mac... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on February 7, 2008 8:50 PM
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Vinography Images: Winter Hill and Trees
Winter Hill and Trees "Across the country and around the world (in the northern hemisphere, that is) grapevines slumber through the cold. In the coming months the waving canes, like those shown here, will be pruned back to let the plants devote all their energies to the new growth of the 2008 vintage." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on January 24, 2008 8:48 PM
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Vinography Images: Row of Lights
Row of Lights "Happy Holidays from Vinography. We hope that wherever you are, you are enjoying this holiday season with people you love and good wine in hand." -- Alder Yarrow and Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image as your desktop wallpaper, Mac users should follow these instructions, while... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on December 27, 2007 12:27 AM
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Vinography Images: The White Tape
The White Tape "Sometimes I wonder if I would enjoy taking pictures in Vineyards so much if there weren't any fog. The mystery it imparts to the vineyard landscape of stark vines and trees is fascinating to me. I was findimg my way through this vineyard in Sonoma when I saw something shining bright in the grey dampness -- some white tape wrapped around a post." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on December 20, 2007 10:23 PM
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Vinography Images: Moving Through The Vineyard
Moving Through The Vineyard "This image was made at Hawkeye Mountain Vineyard in Sonoma. This shot was an attempt to capture a bit of my experience as the photographer that day. As I work in the vineyards I move really quickly through the landscape, trying out different vantage points along the mountain, and trying to keep up with the fast-moving fog. This image captures a bit of that rush to discover shots in every direction." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on December 13, 2007 7:38 PM
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Vinography Images: Directional Rows
Directional Rows "This image was made at Couger Mountain Vineyard in Sonoma, and for me it's all about the starkness of the vines and the trees in the fog. Winter remains my favorite time to shoot in the vineyards, if only for its ability to turn landscape into sculpture." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on December 6, 2007 8:53 PM
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Vinography Images: The Sun and The Fog
The Sun and The Fog "This is one of the coolest vineyard photos I've ever seen. The sun breaking through the fog above the ghostly forms of this vineyard evokes Middle Earth or some otherworldly landscape. I'd never in a million years guess that it was shot in Sonoma County" -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on November 29, 2007 9:46 PM
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Vinography Images: Spring Vineyard
Spring Vineyards "This image is from the Grizzly Ridge Estate in Sonoma County which is particularly beautiful because of its trees. I was last wandering through this vineyard in the spring when the wildflowers were in full bloom." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image as your desktop wallpaper,... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on November 22, 2007 10:45 AM
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Vinography Images: Sticks and Tree
Sticks & tree "Deep in Sonoma county I discovered this fantastic, chunky tree. I love the way it fills the frame and you can only see the hints of the vineyard behind -- little matchsticks on a green carpet." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image as your desktop... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on November 15, 2007 11:19 PM
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Vinography Images: Smoky Mountains
Smoky Mountains "This image was taken in the midst of the winter fog in Sonoma. It reminds me of a more placid version of some of the terrible landscapes of smoke we have seen on the news recently. This scene, while 'smoky' in its own way, is almost the opposite of fire, with its cool dampness of a winter's morning" -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image.... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on November 8, 2007 10:39 PM
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Vinography Images: Stark Vines on a Hill
Stark Vines on a Hill "We're approaching winter in wine country. More and more vines will start looking like this soon, and eventually these canes of last year's growth will be pruned away to make year for next season's crop." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image as your... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on November 1, 2007 6:38 PM
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Vinography Images: Winter Morning
Winter Morning "In the mornings, the winter fog has this ability to separate the landscape into different layers, making some pieces seem to float on their own planes, like mountains in the mist from old chinese paintings" -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image as your desktop wallpaper, Mac... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on October 25, 2007 11:59 PM
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Vinography Images: Stark Vines
Stark Vines "This image was made on Hawkeye Mountain in Sonoma county. I've mentioned before that Winter is my favorite time to shoot vineyards, and mostly because that's when they are at their sculptural best. I love the way the vines stand out so starkly against the fog." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on October 22, 2007 10:32 AM
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Vinography Images: Hillside Rows
Hillside Rows "I don't know if it is because of their regularity, their slight elevation off the ground, or particular qualities of the foliage itself, but vineyards have a particular way of grabbing the light so it hangs off of the trellises, like honey off of a honeycomb. This image is a great example of how the evening sun seems to have been snagged by these vines and forced to linger long after it has departed the rest of the landscape."-- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on October 11, 2007 8:35 PM
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Vinography Images: Blue Mountain Vineyard
Blue Mountain Vineyard "The hills of Sonoma have something primeval about them, which I suppose may be what attracts people to these sorts of landscapes all over the globe and throughout history. Perhaps they are a symbol of fertility, as such hills always seem to have something growing on or underneath them. For me, they are wonderful canvases of light and shadow." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on October 4, 2007 6:34 PM
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Vinography Images: Sunset and Clouds
Sunset and Clouds "Like some of my other recent images, this photo was taken in Sonoma county, near the town of Healdsburg. There is a certain point during the sunset where the sky begins to divide into light and dark, which this photo emphasizes. Between the light from the sun, the darkness of the cloud, the mountains, and the velvet dark of the vineyards beneath, it's like the world has been divided into four parts." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on September 27, 2007 4:59 PM
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Vinography Images: Group of Trees in the Fog
Group of Trees in the Fog "This image was taken in Sonoma county, near the town of Healdsburg. Nearby, the Russian River acts like a siphon for the fog on the coast, which creeps up the river valley and eventually spills over the hills providing a fantastic atmosphere for the vineyards." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on September 20, 2007 11:13 AM
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Vinography Images: One Vineyard Row
One Vineyard Row "We all know what vineyards look like. There is a pretty common mental picture that springs to mind when someone asks us to imagine a beautiful vineyard. This is not that image. While we've seen them from the road or off the back porch of a winery, many people have never been into a vineyard properly. When you're in the midst of big, mature vines, the sky is sliced away into a narrow band and your vision is channeled by walls of green." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on September 13, 2007 10:55 PM
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Vinography Images: Crest of the Vineyard
Crest of The Vineyard "I love the way this image, like so many of Michael's vineyard photos, captures the symbiotic and often symbolic relationship between vineyards and trees. Trees provide windbreaks, shade, and sometimes even mulch to the vineyards laid out beneath them, whose sinuous lines seem to caress or even tease at the roots of their benefactors." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on September 6, 2007 10:32 PM
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Vinography Images: Rose Hill
Rose Hill "This image was made in a vineyard in Sonoma. Sometimes the most simple observations end up generating the most compelling images. This soft cloud caught my attention as I noticed that its shape mirrored the hill below. As humans we tend to find great beauty in unexpected symmetry." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on August 30, 2007 9:27 PM
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Vinography Images: Winter Fog
Winter Fog "In the midst of all this heat washing across the country, I'm missing the cool winter weather that I remember from the morning I took this shot. Winter in the vineyards is still my favorite time to shoot."-- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the image as your desktop... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on August 23, 2007 11:57 PM
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Vinography Images: The Blue Fog
Blue Fog "I love this shot. It's like two different worlds divided by a veil of fog. Vineyard landscapes are often this way, I think. You can get lost amongst the rows of vines and forget that there's a whole other world out there." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on August 16, 2007 7:43 PM
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Vinography Images: Swirling Clouds
Swirling Clouds "This is one of the few shots that I have taken in the vineyards where the summer clouds have been so interesting. Usually, I find solid blue skies until sunset, at least in the summer. Winter on the other hand is amazing for its atmospheric conditions." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on August 10, 2007 1:26 PM
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Vinography Images: Straight Rows
Straight Rows "Most of the time as a vineyard photographer, I'm looking for ways of breaking up the monotony of simply row after row of green vines. This is one of the reasons many of my images hinge upon a tree or some other form that can break up these lines. In this case however, even though I was initially drawn to the tree, the image ended up being about the precision of those rows. I have no idea how they get them so straight."-- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on August 2, 2007 10:01 PM
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Vinography Images: Hot Summer's Day
Hot Summer's Day "This image was shot a few weeks ago in Sonoma. On the day I shot this photo, I was told it was 108 degrees! I didn't know that it could get that hot in Northern California Wine Country! I guess I was too busy shooting to really notice. What caught my eye here was the outstretched arms of the center row of vines, baking in the sun. While people escape from the heat, the grapes bask in it." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on July 19, 2007 10:48 PM
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Vinography Images: The Curved Road
The Curved Road "This was the first shot from my most recent trip to the vineyards. I've driven by this spot many times without stopping, but this time, maybe because of the light, the curve in the road caught my eye and I am quite happy with this shot. With every trip, the vineyard seems fresh and new to me again." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on July 12, 2007 11:01 PM
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Vinography Images: Green Rows
Green Rows "On a recent shoot, these rolling green rows caught my attention and when the fog cleared, the mountain started to glow in the distance. I have photographed this hillside many times, but it always appears different. Weather is a photographer's friend." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To set the... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on July 5, 2007 10:13 PM
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Vinography Images: The Hidden Mountain
The Hidden Mountain "This image was shot with a special lens that tilts and shifts, a feature that changes the relationship between the front piece of glass and the back piece of glass. Essentially it gives me the ability to set a shallow focus for the image right where I want it. In this case, I was focusing on the two mountaintops. I love the way the back mountain is peeking through the fog and the light."-- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on June 28, 2007 4:28 PM
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Vinography Images: Sprawling Tree
Sprawling Tree "At the end of a long day of shooting, we took a break by this old tree, but I couldn't stop shooting. It seems the only time I can get a break is when we leave the vineyards. There's just too much beauty while I'm there. This shot is really about the tree, but the rows of vines are always present even though they are very subtle." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on June 21, 2007 9:32 AM
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Vinography Images: The View From The Top
The View From The Top "One of the greatest things about working in mountain vineyards are the vantage points they provide of the vineyard itself. As you can imagine, the landscape of perfectly flat vineyards doesn't afford much in the way of visual interest. I enjoy the many views I am able to explore in places like Hawkeye Mountain Vineyard here in Sonoma." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on June 14, 2007 9:13 PM
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Vinography Images: Rolling Hill Vineyards
Rolling Hill Vineyards "There's something mysterious that rows of vines do to the landscape. When they cover the rolling hills, they bring a smoothness to them that is instantly familiar to anyone who has been in a small boat in the open ocean. Rolling vineyard covered hills remind me of deep water swells frozen in time, and this image does a great job of capturing that 'movement'"-- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on June 7, 2007 9:33 AM
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Vinography Images: Hillside Vineyards
Hillside Vineyards "Often vineyards stand in stark contrast to the landscape -- there's very little in nature that is so regimented and orderly as rows upon rows of vineyards. But in the most extreme environments the vineyards cling to rock and hillside like everything else, and the difference between vineyard, field and forest is not quite so easy to see." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image.... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on May 31, 2007 11:59 PM
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Vinography Images: Hill of Trees
Hill of Trees "This photograph practically oozes atmosphere. I love the way that the sunlight brings the fog to life and gives an otherworldly glow to patches of the vineyard. My favorite part of the image, apart from all those great silhouettes of the trees on the hill, is the ghostly shadow of the mountain that is barely visible through the fog." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on May 24, 2007 11:08 PM
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Vinography Images: Mountain Vineyard
Mountain Vineyard "Some of my clients' most prized vineyards are those that are the most extreme in their aspect. Mountain vineyards with their steep slopes offer so much more to the photographer's eye than flat, endless rows of vines on a valley floor. The regularity of the rows of vines make the changing slopes underneath that much more visible." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on May 17, 2007 6:54 PM
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Vinography Images: Moonlit Vineyard
Moonlit Vineyard "Very few wine lovers, unless they also live in the heart of wine country, ever get to see a sight such as this. I love the way the moonlight has transformed what might be a rather ordinary view into something much more sculptural and emotional."-- Alder INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and drag it to your desktop. To... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on May 10, 2007 7:22 PM
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Vinography Images: Three Red Leaves
Three Red Leaves "Grapes just before harvest take on a special quality, a fullness that fully justifies their use throughout history as a symbol for the bounty of harvest and the pleasures of Bacchus. Bonus points for anyone who can jog my memory by identifying what kind of grapes these are." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image and... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on May 3, 2007 9:32 AM
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Vinography Images: More Than Vines
More Than Vines "This image was shot in Sonoma county on a rainy day. I was sitting on top of the Jeep as we drove around to try and get a different vantage point. Sometimes the vineyards all start to look alike and it helps to see them from an unusual angle. From a higher vantage point, the majesty of the old oaks that populate many of Sonoma's vineyards is readily apparent." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on April 26, 2007 10:43 PM
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Vinography Images: Wet Vineyard
Wet Vineyard "One of the fascinating things about vineyards is how different they look depending on the weather. During the winter, when the vines are bare and wet, they offer striking and fascinating silhouettes. I was drawn to this composition of vines in Sonoma County for the its different levels and for the fact that the vines are just going everywhere."-- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image.... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on April 19, 2007 7:56 PM
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Vinography Images: Olive Tree Lane
Olive Tree Lane "Once, I was on my way to California for a photo trip and I stopped at a wine shop in Colorado and discovered a book of photographs about California wine country by a wonderful photographer named Andy Katz. In it I found an image of a dirt road lined with some of the most perfect olive trees I have ever seen. The caption noted that the image was made at Schramsberg Vineyards. I eventually hunted the vineyard down, and with the help of some vineyard workers I arrived at the end of this lane to make... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on April 12, 2007 6:17 PM
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Vinography Images: Stone and Golden Tree
Stone and Golden Tree "This Image was shot at the Taylor Peak Estate in Sonoma County. For some time I have been trying to photograph this unusual tree that amazingly grows right out of the heart of this huge rock. Finally one fall afternoon, I was there when the light was catching the tree as well as the distant mountain. While this is one of the more majestic, this vineyard is dotted with many spectacular trees, each offering a great place to rest and take in the beautiful views." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on April 5, 2007 12:13 PM
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Vinography Images: Trees on the Hill
Trees on the Hill "There are so many things I love about this image. The depth and layers are stunning, from the rich dark of the vines in shadow to the distant looming cone of the mountain seen through the fog and the emerging sun. I also love the way that the sunlight turns the fog into disembodied bits of light that hang like spirits here and there throughout the vineyard." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on March 29, 2007 8:59 PM
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Vinography Images: Rock and Tree
Rock & Tree "I suppose some may see this as a rather bleak shot, but the mood perfectly fits this cold foggy morning. On these mornings, I'm am always drawn to the amazing shapes of the trees and their starkness against the fog, and in this case the juxtaposition of the rock gave the whole landscape a primeval quality." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on March 22, 2007 9:39 PM
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Vinography Images: Stand of Trees
Stand of Trees "When you're photographing in vineyards, it's easy to be too focused on the vines to the point that you develop a bit of tunnel vision, where all you see are rows of vines and nothing else. This stand of trees in the distance caught my eye one day as I was walking through the vineyard, and I thought it was vaguely evocative of a classical Tuscan landscape." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on March 15, 2007 8:47 AM
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Vinography Images: Tree and Vine
Tree & Vine ""This is a massive tree in Sonoma that has a commanding presence in the vineyard. I was looking for a unique angle to capture the tree, so I stepped between the rows and shot through the scraggly vines, which at that time were bare for the winter, but had not yet been pruned. I love the soft look of the tree against the harsh black lines of the vines. There's a mood to this image that I find very appealing."-- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on March 8, 2007 9:48 AM
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Vinography Images: The Hidden Vineyard
The Hidden Vineyard "Yes, there is a vineyard under all this fog. When you are in wine country the landscape consists of so much more than rows of vines. Some of my favorite subjects are the trees that so often surround and occasionally penetrate the vineyards. Especially in the fog, the trees are so amazing it's hard to pass up shots like this, even if there isn't a vine in sight." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on March 1, 2007 9:13 PM
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Vinography Images: Blue Trees
Blue Trees, Sonoma "I made this image on a rainy day in Sonoma. Though it may come as a surprise, days like these are my favorite time to shoot. The rain brings out colors in a special way, making them richer and deeper and more vibrant. It's amazing what a little weather can do." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on February 22, 2007 6:48 AM
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Vinography Images: Chardonnay
Chardonnay, Sonoma County "This is one of the many images I shot one morning during the winter months in Sonoma County. It was a very foggy morning and the landscape changed every few minutes as the fog rolled through, revealing something new around ever corner. One of that morning's revelations was this old weathered Chardonnay sign with so much character." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image.... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on February 15, 2007 6:45 AM
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Vinography Images: Vineyard Trail, Sonoma
Vineyard Trail, Upper Hawkeye Mountain Estate, Sonoma County "One of the things that I love most about shooting in the vineyards is the exploration of all the small winding trails that work their way back and forth up the mountains. It's a real adventure sometimes to find my way through a landscape that never has road signs. I have been lost many times after bushwhacking my way through vineyards trying to find my way back out. But more often than not, it is when I am lost that I usually come across the best views." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS:... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on February 8, 2007 6:02 AM
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Vinography Images: Hawkeye Mountain Estate II
Hawkeye Mountain Estate II It's difficult to make good images of vineyards. Take it from someone who's tried. A lot. They most always come out flat and non dimensional, and certainly lacking the expansiveness and drama that beautiful vineyard landscapes all possess. In this image, like in many of Michael's photographs, the topography of the vineyard leaps out at us -- the bulging hillside rolls away out of the frame like the back of a breaching whale. I've seen many such spots in the hillside vineyards of the world, but I have never been able to capture them like... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on February 1, 2007 12:47 PM
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Vinography Images: Sunset, Camelot Highlands
Sunset, Camelot Highlands "We drove all over this vineyard looking for the right vantage point to show the differences between this Santa Barbara county vineyard and the Sonoma vineyards that we had been spending most of our time photographing in the days before. We picked this spot right at the edge of the property where we could see the vineyard rippling into the distance and then spent a couple of hours enjoying wine and cheese while we waited for the sun to go down. As the evening light settled in, I started shooting and didn't stop until it was... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on January 25, 2007 8:08 PM
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Vinography Images: Hilltop Vineyards, Sonoma
Hilltop Vineyards, Sonoma "This photo was taken on Cougar Mountain in Sonoma. At the end of a long day of shooting in the opposite direction, I turned around to find this beautiful setting with the perfect light. Sometimes it seems that luck plays a big part in getting the right image. On the other hand, anyone who spends long hours in search of the right image will inevitably find moments where everything comes together. I love the lush green tones in this image and the fact that the vineyards are a very subtle part of the overall landscape. The... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on January 18, 2007 8:10 AM
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Vinography Images: Rolling Fog
Rolling Fog "Most of us don't have the right combination of early-morning discipline and luck to experience the magic of fog in the vineyards the way that Michael has captured it here. There is something magical about the rows of vineyards (in this case, waiting for their winter pruning) emerging like silent ghosts out of the mist. At times like that, the world almost appears to be rendered only in shades of grey and silver." -- Alder Yarrow INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on January 11, 2007 11:59 PM
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Vinography Images: Vineyard One
Vineyard One "There's always a period of adjustment to any new shooting location. It takes me a little bit of time to really see the vineyard, sometimes minutes, sometimes days. And then there's the light. This image was made on my first day of shooting in the vineyard. I arrived in the late afternoon just as the light was about to slip behind the mountain and had a hard time figuring out what I wanted to shoot. Finally, though, I noticed the shadows on the road, and had time for just a single photo before the mountain cast a... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on January 4, 2007 5:44 PM
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Vinography Images: Hawkeye Mountain Estate
Hawkeye Mountain Estate "The thing I like most about this image is the lack of the obvious vineyard rows. After photographing rows and rows of vineyards all day long, we came around the bend to this beautiful hill of golden grass. It took a moment before I noticed the vines at the top and immediately fell in love with this very different composition. I feel it is a nice addition to my collection of vineyard landscapes." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on December 28, 2006 8:26 PM
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Vinography Images: Vineyard Lights
Happy Holidays from Vinography!! "It took 5 generators and over $1000 of white Christmas lights and lots of help, but we pulled it off. We lit the vineyard the night before and came back just before sunrise. We got stuck in the mud on our way back and almost didn't make it in time to catch the first glow of dawn on the horizon, but thanks to a winch and some hard work we got the shot." -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on December 21, 2006 11:28 PM
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Vinography Images: Flying Home
Flying Home "This is one of my favorite of Michael's images. It's got such atmosphere and captures a beautiful sense of place and time, not to mention one of the world's most beautiful creatures. Hawks are increasingly being given homes in vineyards around the world to help control the marauding bands of sparrows and starlings that can decimate crops at harvest time, and the gophers and other pests that can damage the roots of the vines year-round." -- Alder INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on December 14, 2006 11:59 PM
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Vinography Images: Winter, Trace Ridge Estate
Winter, Trace Ridge Estate, Sonoma "We drove into the vineyard before sunrise so that we would be there for the first light. There was no sunrise in the quiet dampness, but the fog was beautiful. It moved quickly through the vineyard, changing what I saw through the lens every few seconds until the moment the shutter clicked. I love the early morning fog for its ability to turn an ordinary shot into something much more beautiful" -- Michael Regnier INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking (Mac users, click and hold) on the image and selecting "save link as" or... continue reading
- Posted by: Michael on December 7, 2006 10:15 PM
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Introducing Photographer Michael Regnier
Vinography readers, I have a special treat for you, and for a change, it's not more words on screen from me. Instead it will be stunning images of vineyards from Michael Regnier. Michael Ireland Regnier is an award-winning art and commercial photographer whose work carries him around the world. He has a degree in photography from the Kansas City Art Institute, and has been working a professional photographer since 1982, garnering accolades from nearly every major graphic design, photography, and advertising publication in America, including the honor of being one of only six photographers in the world published by the... continue reading
- Posted by: Alder on December 7, 2006 10:09 PM
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