I regard myself as much a "painter of light", as a photographer. I've reworked this piece a number of different ways and this is the latest version, and possibly the most satisfying to me

A couple who ran the deli near my apartment in Astoria NYC when I was growing up in the late 50s. Check out those prices.

I haven't posted much, if any of my architectural photography. So I'll give it a try. The Science Building at San Jose City College. A very economical yet elegant design by tBP architects.

Keep getting new followers, but almost no one seems to be interacting with me and my photos. Am I missing something?

An example of my light use of Ai in Photoshop to salvage an otherwise throw away slide. The hummingbird was blurred beyond recognition, so I put in a new one. I never have ai make my images, It's an occasional tool to help my vision.

Finally found the old slide from 20+ years ago. What a crazy fuss this caused for decades. So which is it?😁 #signs #streetphotography #weed #college

I've been involved with construction and architecture for a long time. Some scenes on the job sites can be quite captivating. #construction #building #art #blueskyart #architecture ##streetphotography

Millennium Lights on the Embarcadero, San Francisco. #sanfrancisco #cityscape #nightphotography #blueskyart #astrophotography #collage

Denny and Theo. Attitude and "hey...Dude"

My late dear brother Art at Washington Square. Sunday photo walk, no doubt. #1950s #streetphotography #newyorkcity #Greenwichvillage

The orchestra pit at Radio City Music Hall. I have no idea how I got in there during the show, but a young boy with a camera must have been transparent. #1950s #Music #streetphotography

Who could take a picture of his Mom and Grandma like this. A 15 year old photo nut, maybe? How about the elaborate lighting (one 60 watt bulb)🙃 #Mom #Grandma #1950s #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography

This artwork, titled Gray and Gold (1942), by American artist John Rogers Cox, showcases the Regionalist style with ominous, towering storm clouds over a vibrant golden wheat field.

1950s Baltimore. Fuzzy, hand held very long exposure. The dark side of street photography, I suppose. Still a capture of life that's hardly always pretty. #streetphotography #alcoholic #passedout #drunk #real

I did a lot of editorial work for a variety of magazines, one of which was the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This is Knight's Foundry in the Gold country of California. It's lathes and other equipment was powered by water. Dates back to the Gold Rush. #historic #Foundry #Preservation

I, as most New Yorkers, took the subway a lot. It's an amazing transportation network and has been for ages. What possessed me to take this shot, I'll never exactly know. Just glad I did. #1950s #streetphotography

We called this place the water slide. On the side of Mount Humphreys, the cracks in the granite had countless streams flowing down into Muriel Lake below. And the view wasn't too bad either. #mountain #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #sierra bobswansonart.com/home

An experiment with colonization. Leonard Bernstein on a smoke break at an open rehearsal at Carnegie Hall, around 1958. On some Saturdays you could walk in and spend a few hours watching the NY Philharmonic Orchestra rehearse for free. #leonarndbernstien #1950s

Kenny, my late brother Art and Roy, in a "high" stakes poker game in our family kitchen. Nobody could do anything without this teenager talking a picture of it. #1950s #blackandwhite #family #cardgame

Found this yesterday. The SF Bay Bridge's 50th celebration. We had a great vantage point from her office. A good little party too. #Fireworks #sanfrancisco #celebration #party

It's starting to get really warm around here. So maybe this snow scene from my teens can help you chill out. #1950s #streetphotography #art #snow #chill

Everybody loves a parade. The town of Weed, California some decades ago. #streetphotography #parade #sentimental #rural #smalltown

What if I told you that my photographic art is my memoir. My specialty is my life in whatever photographic technique I have at hand. Each image has a story. It starts as my story, my hope is to make that story yours. #streetphotography #steinwaystreet #snow #newyork #1950s #street

Children playing on the streets of Astoria, NYC in the 1950s. Snow on the ground but laundry drying on the line anyway. Simpler times, not necessarily the best of times, though. #1950s #blackandwhitephotography #art #streetphotography

Something different. Dabbling in astrophotography, I came up with this during a meteor shower. Quite a bit of work, but worth it. #astrophotography #art #stars #mountain #night #meteor #shootingstars

Shopping on the weekend in the Astoria, NYC neighborhood where I grew up. We had great food and didn't worry about it poisoning us. Certainly there were huge problems in the world. Racism, misogyny, etc, but, most people tried to be rational and good. Today, it seems, we've lost the rational part.

The East River in the 1950s had raw sewage dumped into it. Not the best idea to swim in it. Not to mention dangerous currents. Me... I just took pictures. #1950s #boys #newyork #playing #streetphotography bobswansonart.com/home

Started scanning my old film again. Traveling the Northwest. Here popping into Crater Lake for a few shots back in the 90s. #mountain #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #oregon #art ##blueskyart #photography bobswansonart.com/home

Just some of my teenage wanderings from a long time ago.. Manhattan sure has changed. I never thought they'd make the Times Square area into Disneyland? #streetphotography #art #blackandwhite #Newyork #NYC #1950s #streets #people bobswansonart.com/home

Mount Shasta and a full moon. My backyard not too long ago. #mountain #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #California #art #savetheplanet #beauty #peace #moon