Revue | Derrière les images, au-delà du cadre

Ce journal est l'endroit où je lève le rideau sur le travail, les voyages et les moments de calme qui ne figurent jamais dans les pages produits. Il s’agit en partie de notes de terrain, en partie d’histoire personnelle et en partie de réflexion créative. Vous y trouverez des histoires de route, des réflexions sur des lieux abandonnés, des objets oubliés et une beauté inattendue. Il ne s’agit pas de didacticiels ou de listes de matériel, mais de pourquoi je continue, de ce que je trouve en cours de route et de l’importance de la vraie photographie dans un monde qui tend vers l’artificiel.

Journal

Map of Vietnam showing Hue, Da Nang and the central Vietnamese coastline

Heading to Vietnam

Waiting in Toronto's airport lounge, I'm looking forward to Vietnam more than the long journey there. I share the anticipation of travelling with my wife and camera, with plans to explore and the uncertainty of what photographs I will bring home.

Ten Hours Inside the Toronto G20 Police Kettling at King and Spadina

I rode into Toronto with a Leica M9 to photograph the 2010 G20 protests and spent ten hours inside the police kettling at King and Spadina. I share a photograph from that experience and the circumstances that kept me at the intersection.

The Big Apple Colburne Ontario Canada

A giant red apple beside Highway 401 persuaded me to stop and take a closer look. I share a photographer's visit to the Big Apple in Colborne, from its working bakery to the unexpected shapes and roadside details worth noticing.

Dan Kosmayer capturing authentic photography during global travels

Mon voyage en photographie: quatre décennies de travail réel et authentique

My first Kodak camera led to a darkroom, a Pentax and decades of looking through a lens. I trace that journey through changing equipment and expectations, explaining why real encounters, sustained attention and the finished print still matter to my work.

Red Arrows formation with smoke trails at the Scotland Airshow in Ayr

Airshow écossais: moments forts des meilleures performances aériennes

The aircraft drew me to Ayr's Scottish International Airshow, but the shoreline and watching crowds helped shape the photographs. I look back at flying displays, vintage aircraft and the atmosphere along the seafront, distinguishing that visit from later events in Ayr.

Hog Island Lighthouse Nassau Bahamas | Dan Kosmayer Photography

Travel

Lighthouse de Hog Island Nassau Bahamas

Hog Island Lighthouse makes a small, clear landmark beside Nassau Harbour. I look at the relationship between its white tower, a foreground channel marker and the open sea, exploring how a simple coastal arrangement can hold a photograph together.

Travel

Australie Pinnacles Desert

Conduire dans le désert des pinacles dans le parc national de Nambung. Le parc lui-même a une grande route de gravier calcaire à travers le parc.

Dan Kosmayer Etsy store launch featuring signed limited edition wall art photography prints created from real locations and shipped from Haliburton Ontario

Dan Kosmayer Launches Etsy Store

I've opened an Etsy store to give people another way to discover my photography prints. I share the reasons behind that step, the real places and encounters within the work, and my curiosity about which photographs will find a place in someone's home.

Insect street food skewers at Beijing bug market

Market with bugs to eat China

At a Beijing food market, trays of scorpions, spiders and larvae gave my wife and me plenty to consider. I share the encounter through photographs, looking at the displays, repeated shapes and curiosity that make markets such interesting places to explore.

Staying Aware While Traveling Alone A Lesson from Havana

A Night in Havana That Taught Me to Pay Attention

A friendly encounter in Havana became an evening that made me reassess the situation around me. I recount what happened and reflect on attention, trust and boundaries while travelling, alongside the curiosity that continues to draw me back to photographing Cuba.

Limelight to Twilight mural in Winnipeg featuring Charlie Chaplin and Groucho Marx painted on a brick wall

Groucho and the Little Tramp

A glimpse of a mural changed the direction of our walk through Winnipeg's Exchange District. I recount finding Groucho and the Little Tramp, and reflect on the way public art interrupts an ordinary outing and persuades me to bring out the camera.

A moving exhibit inside the War Photography Museum Zagreb captures the human cost of conflict and resilience of Croatia

Explorer le musée de la photographie de guerre Zagreb: un voyage à travers l'histoire

Visiting Zagreb's war photography museum prompted personal questions about my Croatian family and the lives recorded in its images. I reflect on that earlier visit, the human weight of documentary photographs and what I carried back into the streets afterward.

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