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steve petridesphotography
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I first became interested in photography at age nine when my dad gave me a Kodak Instamatic 100 for my birthday. Little did I know during that time that this little camera with drop in film cartridges and pop-in flash bulbs would foster a passion that would remain with my entire life.
I seek out clean lines, form, and balance with each image conveying not what I was photographing but why I was photographing. On occasion, I enjoy pushing the envelope to eliminate all visual clues as to what the subject is and invite the viewer not just to see the image but journey through it. Other times, I find it simply awe inspiring to be at a world class location with dramatic light. Photographs come easily in these instances.
A veteran of art shows and exhibitions throughout west Michigan, Steve retired in July of 2018 following 37 years mostly in the public health field. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his lovely wife Candice and their two cats Boo Boo and Skyler.
I am a free-lance nature photographer based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I have photographed throughout Michigan and have a strong body of work in the upper peninsula. I have also photographed in the California Eastern Sierras, many of the national parks in southern Utah and the north rim of the Grand Canyon, Badlands National Park in South Dakota, and throughout Iceland.
I seek out clean lines, form, and balance with each image conveying not what I was photographing but why I was photographing. On occasion, I enjoy pushing the envelope to eliminate all visual clues as to what the subject is and invite the viewer not just to see the image but journey through it. Other times, I find it simply awe inspiring to be at a world class location with dramatic light. Photographs come easily in these instances.
A veteran of art shows and exhibitions throughout west Michigan, Steve retired in July of 2018 following 37 years mostly in the public health field. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his lovely wife Candice and their two cats Boo Boo and Skyler.
I am a free-lance nature photographer based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. I have photographed throughout Michigan and have a strong body of work in the upper peninsula. I have also photographed in the California Eastern Sierras, many of the national parks in southern Utah and the north rim of the Grand Canyon, Badlands National Park in South Dakota, and throughout Iceland.