Housewrighter Nominated for Prestigious Photo Award

One of my Nominated Images

The Housewrighter was just nominated for a prestigious photography award by the industry-leading website Hipstography. I would very much appreciate your vote. Just follow this link VOTE for HOUSEWRIGHT and vote for my COMBO 280 - Michael Housewright.

Hipstography is the recognized leader in presenting images from one of the iPhone's most dominant photo apps, Hipstamatic. The site is curated by the very talented and passionate Eric Rozen. I was a fan of the site before I was a contributor. My Pacific Coast Series (Combo 280) is an example of how artistically powerful the tool can be, and how striking the coast of California is, even in the absence of color.

Please consider voting for me, and sharing this page with your friends. More exciting news about The Housewrighter coming this week.

Stay Tuned,

Michael

Pacific Series - Panther Beach

Panther Beach - Near Santa Cruz

The Housewrighter Pacific Series is a choice of my favorite Hipstamatic images from the past year, all taken along the Northern California Pacific coast. Today's image is from Panther Beach. I was driving north along the PCH from Santa Cruz, when I saw a little strawberry stand. I stopped and chatted with the owner of the stand about strawberries and modernity. He hated the proliferation of internet reviews for his beloved Panther Beach across the street from his stand. He claimed that dirty hipsters and derelicts from San Francisco were coming down and spreading their filthy graffiti on the rocks, and breaking away pieces of the coastline out of spite and stupidity.

Of course, I had to see for myself what this beautiful place was like before the interlopers completely annihilated the joint. To my great surprise, and awe, Panther Beach was absolutely stunning. A secret so beautiful rarely stays hidden for long, and in this age, the hipster moon was sure to rise above Panther Beach. Fortunately, while there were far more people on this beach than I typically see along the coves of NorCal, no one was painting on the rocks or making 3rd wave coffee with filtered seawater.

I perched on the bluff with my dirty little iPhone 5 and I snapped this piece of wonder using the Hipstamatic App with Florence Lens and Maximus LXIX film. I did only minimal processing beyond capture, just to give the waves a touch of sharpness.  This image would look wonderful on your wall at 30"x30" under 1/8" non-glare plexi and an aluminum back. This would be a 200 year piece.

$1475