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This blog is a companion to my image gallery site at terrylivingstone.com. Here I’ll be posting tips, observations, frustrations, and random reflections from my experiences as a nature/fine art photographer and instructor.

    My Top Ten Photos of 2011

    On this last day of the year, it’s time for looking back on 2011. With that in mind, I’ve tried to pick my favorite 10 photos from the past year. Honestly, it felt like I hadn’t produced much in the last 12 months, but going through the files, there were more than I thought. Narrowing [...]

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    Photos from a non-photo vacation

    Normally when I travel, my schedule is arranged around photography: early mornings and late afternoons are all pretty much spoken for. But when my wife and I spent a week on the Florida Gulf coast at the end of summer, to celebrate her birthday, the plan was all about relaxing at the beach, rather than [...]

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    New stuff from the same old place

    I often recommend that photographers find a place close to home – a place they can visit often – to learn the craft and sharpen their vision. (See my last blog.) With that in mind, here are a few recent favorites from my own current “adopted” place: Montgomery Bell State Park, just outside Dickson, TN. [...]

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    There’s no place like (close to) home

    There’s a common misconception that nature photographers spend all their time on the road, traveling to exotic locations. But the vast majority of my photos are created within a few miles of my home. Don’t get me wrong – I love to travel. Exploring a new place can be an exciting, inspirational experience that really [...]

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    In a Lilliputian forest

    I came across a patch of these plants the other day at Montgomery Bell State Park. I had no idea what they were, but I was intrigued. They covered a patch of meadow about 20’ in diameter, each plant between 1 and 4 feet tall. It was like a miniature bamboo grove! Drawn to the [...]

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    MBSP Collection

    Today I delivered some new prints to the Tennessee Artisan Market. These four images are the first in my newly-created Montgomery Bell State Park Collection. Each print is 18″ x 24″ (including text), handmade by no one but myself, using archival inks and papers, and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. The prints are offered unmounted, so [...]

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