This past year I had a student in one of my photography workshops named Fuchsia Lin. The first class I ask students to bring in samples of their work, and Fuchsia brought in samples of the fashion designs that she creates. She designs costumes for Portland Center Stage and Oregon Ballet Theater, as well as her own designs, which you…
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This fall has been full of photo shoots, demonstrations, and stock and editorial assignments. I thought I’d share some of them with you. Some are pretty funny. (Which reminds me of a statement from a customer this past week. He was looking at my books, and said, “I like your work. There’s a real touch of whimsy to it.” I’d…
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. I pulled together a stock photography shoot recently with some great models, and a beautiful location. A friend has a beautiful little house in the Alberta Arts District, and she graciously offered to let me photograph there. So I had my assistant Dan, my kid-wrangler Beth, and models Diana, Sapphira, Sahar, and Shelby join me for an afternoon of…
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Faces and Facades: London, Kenya, Israel England, Kenya, Israel. Three continents, three cultures, three weeks. While my work in these places was to photograph those I was there to serve (a medical relief team), my eye was constantly drawn to the local faces and façades. Whether in Kenya, where the mud structures that have been built for millenia may begin…
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Today I received the Spring 2007 issue of the High Desert Journal. This beautiful magazine is filled with excellent essays, fiction, poetry, artwork, and more. And this issue contains a 2-page spread of my work as well. Selections of my series Through the Shadow are included, with an introductory essay. This work was completed in 2004-05, begun during my Caldera…
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Erica is from the country, but she lives in the city. Her parents have horses, she has a desk job. Although she loves her work, and enjoys the city, she’s still a country girl at heart. And then there’s the rain: To view more of my environmental portrait photography, from Portland and around the world, please visit us at www.fritzphoto.com.
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While I’m taking an afternoon to ‘rest’ here in Jerusalem, I’m still editing photographs taken in Kenya last week. Here is a selection of images I am enjoying: Each day, a few members of our team worked with children in the slums, playing games, singing songs, coloring, and having generally a rather good time. The kids loved it almost as…
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I was given a walking tour of the Langas slums by Pastor Esther, a dear woman working there with poor children. She takes in children, teaches them, feeds them, helps them get into schools, and much more. Below you’ll find a few images from Langas, as we walked and talked through the area. See if you can find my self-portrait….…
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Well, having made it to Kenya, through 4 airplanes and a lengthy bus ride, we are in Eldoret. A beautiful, beautiful country, sunny, with friendly people. It’s good to be here. Yesterday I photographed the dedication of the Open Arms Village property, a groundbreaking ceremony for the grounds that will become a medical clinic for the villagers, an AIDS orphanage,…
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It’s fitting that I photographed Bob and Kitty Magee today. I was hired by Seattle Pacific University‘s magazine Response to create a portrait of this dynamic couple. They helped found the Bible Study Fellowship in Africa and the Middle East, while they were based in Nairobi, Kenya. A vivacious couple, full of energy and very hospitable. The fitting part: I…
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The editorial/advertising/photojournalism/documentary section of my photography website has needed an update for some time. I just completed it, keeping it simple, but including a lot of images not before seen on my site. You can visit the editorial photography page of FritzPhoto. All photographs and content is Copyright Fritz Liedtke. Please do not copy or re-use them. To do so…