Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2022
Carpe Noctem! - Seize the Night!
Welcome to the Carpe Noctem! newsletter

It's been a long time since my last update, but I vow to do this more regularly from now on, probably once a quarter. You may not remember signing up for this newsletter, but you did, either on one of my presentations at NECCC or your camera club, or through my website. If (after reading this, of course) you no longer want to receive this, there is a link to unsubscribe at the very bottom.

We have gone through a very unusual two years and I am sure that many of us have stories to tell, but I won't dwell on the obvious and rather provide a little reprieve with an excursion into night and long exposure photography, with infrared and urban exploration focus.
I have been doing very well myself, I strive to stay healthy and enjoy my photography passion more than ever. I have not slowed down or reduced my photo adventures, but rather used night photography as my escape to stay sane. Night photography is done outdoors and in darkness, where very few people roam around, it is easy to distance.

In addition, I started to reduce my science daytime job to four days a week, with plans to retire from that career and embrace photography full time. Stay tuned for updates on this and what I plan to do and provide in the future.

I have continued to write technical an artistic insight into my favorite types of photography through my Patreon channel as well a my blog, you will find links to those along the bottom of this newsletter.
Did you know that we will have TWO lunar eclipses this year? One in May, the other in November. Visit TimeAndDate for more info.
Solo Exhibit: Infralucent Clouds
I am very proud to announce a solo exhibit with my portfolio Infralucent Clouds at the Griffin Museum of Photography's satellite gallery at WinCAM.

I discovered thin, high altitude clouds that one cannot see with the naked eye, nor with a normal camera, but they are very obvious in infrared at night. With reference to noctilucent clouds, which appear only at a certain time of night, I named these infralucent clouds, because they shine (lucere) only in infrared.

The exhibit started on February 1st and will be open to the public for three months, through April 29th, 2022. I have 15 of my images on display, printed on metal and available for purchase. WinCAM is at 32 Swanton St. in Winchester, MA and open to the public Mon-Wed 11-7, Thu-Fri 1-7 and Saturday 10-3 (on select days only).

Click the button on left to see the announcement page. If you live in the Boston area, I would love to see you at the reception on March 24th (which happens to be my birthday). Also monitor my Facebook pages, I plan to add occasional mini-receptions for smaller groups of people.
Weekend Intensive Workshop: Advanced Night Landscape
I will be conducting a weekend intensive workshop of 9 hours on Saturday and Sunday, March 26 & 27th.

This advanced workshop will explore night landscapes with light painting and starts Saturday afternoon with a 3-hour introductory theory session, followed by a photo shoot in the Boston area at night.

The workshop concludes on Sunday with another 3-hour editing session in person at the Griffin Museum. Click the button below to learn more about it.
Until next time, please engage with me on social media or consider supporting me through Patreon.
Have a wonderful winter!