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Joe Decker

Joe Decker is a California-based nature photographer, author and educator focusing on the power and beauty of the high latitudes.


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Mono Portfolio #1 Announced
Mono Portfolio #1 Announced
about 2 years ago
Hall of Bergs, 2016
about 4 years ago
Dawn on Tabular Icebergs, 2016
about 4 years ago
2017 Holiday Cards Now Available!
2017 Holiday Cards Now Available!
about 7 years ago

Once a year I produce a one-time print run of holiday cards with a winter-themed image, and ... it's that time again. This singular King Penguin from St Andrews Bay on South Georgia Island overlooks a warm misty sunrise and 150,000 of his closest friends....

KALEID show: Reception Friday, Feb 3, starting at 7pm
KALEID show: Reception Friday, Feb 3, starting at 7pm
about 8 years ago

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June 17, 2015

...sometimes you're simply handed an image that could be seen as more or less a cliche, and it's entirely okay to shoot it when you do. Not every image has to break new ground to have value or joy, some things are simple, and beautiful, and timeless. There's a temptation in some to skip images that are too easy. Don't do that. Sure, go ahead, and figure out how to add something, to do something new with it, but don't skip pressing the shutter in the meantime.

Oh, this is from Norway in 2011, taken at the very end of a very long day at the end of two very long working trips. And unlike yesterday's image, this is a fair representation of the colors*, in particular, the incredible inky plums near the top of the image.

*Your monitor may vary: display color varies widely between machines.

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