More Beauties
March 27th, 2026
More photos from my shoot with Carrie, Eden, and backwoods beauty.
Three Beauties
March 23rd, 2026
I’m just getting back into shooting and got off to a fantastic start working three incredible models, Carrie, Eden, and backwoods beauty.
Shattered
March 19th, 2026
Model Eden through the (shattered) looking glass.
This seemed like a good photo to go with this post. I wanted to do a bit of explanation about why I wasn’t posting for so long.
Short version: I was sick.
It was cancer. There were treatments for several years, including Keytruda as the last treatment. It didn’t work. The cancer came back. There were a bunch of nasty side effects. I don’t recommend Keytruda if there is any other option.
But finally it came down to surgery. That happened in November. They took out a couple organs. They say they got all the cancer. They also say it will take a year to recover from the surgery and that the recovery will be “glacial.” That seems to be the case. I’m just now feeling well enough the think about doing photos again. I’ve had one shoot that went pretty well and have another planned.
I hope to start posting here again regularly as my recovery continues. So, I hope you’ll keep coming back.
Gallery Shows
March 13th, 2026
I’ll have work in a couple gallery shows coming up.
The photo above of wonderful model Kelsey Dylan shot in the morning light at my old studio will be in the “Chase the Light” show at Lightbox Gallery in Astoria, Oregon from April 11 to May 6.
And this photo above shot from my hotel room in Hawaii, will be in the show “COMPOSED: Balance, Line, Repetition” at the Praxis Gallery in Minneapolis from April 18 to May 16.
The photo above was in the annual “Photographic Nude” show at Lightbox Gallery. The photo was shot on the coast of Maine; the model is Rachel. That show just ended this week.
2026 Calendar
August 17th, 2025
My new calendar for 2026 is ready for you to order. It features photos from my new book, Rocks and Trees and Nudes.
There’s a 20 percent off sale on my books on Blurb at the moment. Use the code AUGREAD20. The sale is on until August 19.
New Books
August 11th, 2025
I’ve just published a new book of my outdoor nudes on Blurb in both hard and soft cover.
You can view and order them here:
https://www.blurb.com/user/DaveL51
Rachel
May 17th, 2025
This portrait of the lovely and talented Rachel with her dog, her self-portrait paintings, and her beloved Subaru Brat (she was working as a Subaru mechanic at the time) has been selected for the Portraits exhibit at Praxis Gallery in Minneapolis.
Theda Through a Pinhole
April 30th, 2025
Last Sunday, April 27, was Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. My old friend and beautiful model, Theda, happened to be visiting my area on that day, so I couldn’t resist the opportunity to recruit her for a few pinhole photos.
These were shot with my Panasonic GX8 and a Pinwide commercially made pinhole that I’ve used for many years.
We tried several different things. Only one can be uploaded to the Pinhole Day website. I think this one below is the one I’ll upload this year. I like the multi-exposure effect which was accomplished with just a single exposure.
More Dance
April 19th, 2025
A few more dance photos at a different location.
Dance In Nature
April 14th, 2025
A few photos of a talented dancer out at one of my favorite outdoor locations.
I’ve done a lot of dance photos over the years and I’ve shot a lot of photos out in nature. I like to combine those two things when I can.
Most of my dance photos are of modern dance. I’m having an urge to do more with ballet.
So I’m looking for experienced ballet dancers who can dance on pointe in locations like this.
