The way we see things changes them, and the things we see change us. Everyday magic surrounds us.

So many wonderful conversations! This incredible, synchronistic convergence of more than a hundred of my fellow artists, and tens of thousands(!) of art-lovers from all over the world made New York’s first-ever Artist Project really special. You may have come to Pier 92 looking for inspiration, but meeting you all and having this opportunity to share my work with you inspired me. Thank you!

When I’m photographing, and later when I’m working on the photographs, I’m always listening for that little voice in my head that says “Go this way…” or “What if?” to guide me.

If I listen carefully, and if I do my job right, magic happens. A whisper of the voice of the muse becomes part of the photo, waiting for you to hear it remind you “life is beautiful, and anything is possible…”

Come visit me next week at The Artist Project!
(click on the image above for the full invitation)

It’s been years since I had a show in New York, and I’m excited that this four-day exhibition will showcase a wide range of my photographs, from large-scale black-and-white landscapes to brand-new small, color(!) works.

Attend the Opening Night Reception on Thursday, March 17th from 6-9pm.

Or any of the days of the show:
- Thursday, March 17: 10am-9pm
- Friday, March 18: 10am-7pm
- Saturday, March 19: 10am-6pm
- Sunday, March 20: 10am-6pm

Get free tickets online NOW ; ) so you can go to the show March 17-20.
In addition to my photographs, you’ll see paintings, sculpture, and other works by more than 150 independent artists. Your ticket also admits you to the entire Architectural Digest Home Show.

iPhone-camera-crazed fanboy that I’ve become, here’s my own custom rangefinder-style iPhone4 camera backplate. The printed image, placed inside any clear-backed iPhone case (ie: Griffiin Reveal, Luxmo Crystal Case, etc.) makes the camera side of the phone look like a… camera.  ;  )

By popular request, here’s the print-res file for free download: www.jeanmiele.com/download/MieleiPhone4RFcam.jpg.zip

The image is a composite, of course, much like my landscapes and other fine-art pics. Thanks to several sources of inspiration: @petapixel, who posted about Yellow15 at nikonjin.com, who was inspired by BeyondTheTech.

Fun.

OK, I should be posting more often – and probably getting involved with Twitter and Facebook. Until I do, here’s an update on a few recent happenings:

Norwegian friends (and luminaries from the Oslo photo community!) joined my friend PÃ¥l and I for the opening of our “Vestiges of Industry” exhibition at Fotografiens Hus in Oslo (above). Special thanks to Morten Løberg, Carll Goodpasture, Arne Knudsen, and everyone else who helped us create the exhibition and celebrate the work.)

A really great group of students (and our friends Helge and Tom at StudioTechnika/Farvelabben) made the Oslo Digital Workshop a terrific experience.

Of course every trip to Norway is supplemented with a healthy dose of socializing ; ) My sincerest thanks to Tarand and Morten Krogvold for an amazing dinner at Brasserie France!

The next few day include a road trip in Norway to shoot new industrial images, followed by a brief stopover and shooting adventure in ICELAND with the crew from Mo i Rana! More soon…

I must confess, leading workshops may be the best excuse in the world to travel, make new photographs – and new friends. I am so grateful to realize how many incredible people come to mind as I think about the past few months. Thank you all for your generosity – and thank you ICP & MMW.

The two classes I taught in June at the Maine Media Workshops were a delight, and Eleanor and Herbert Peters at the Thomaston Café very kindly extended the June exhibition of my landscape photographs an extra month, into August. Thank you to everyone who made it (and almost made it) to the opening in June!

New York in summer is also pretty great. The workshops at ICP were filled with amazing people! Returning to Maine to teach a third workshop in September was absolutely icing on the cake. Happy Solstice everyone!

Norway in May was amazing, as usual. Great workshop, fantastic roadtrip to shoot industry in Sweden, and being in Oslo for the National Day on the 17th was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The exhibition of my landscape photographs at Fotografiens Hus Gallery in downtown Oslo was a success, and there’s talk of another in 2008.

My dear friend, master digital printmaker Amadou Diallo has just released his first book: Mastering Digital Black and White: A Photographer’s Guide to High Quality Black-and-White Imaging and Printing. The book covers everything you need to know, from resolution, to output, to aesthetics.

There’s even a dedicated website where you can download a sample chapter – which just so happens to feature an interview with yours truly ; ) Check it out!

Special thanks to Tony Gomez, who wrote a feature article about my digital infrared work for the May ’07 issue of Pro Digital Imaging Magazine. The article showcases work made with S3 Pro UV/IR and IS-1 cameras loaned to me by my friends at Fuji.

(Right-click or option-click here to download a 14mb pdf with the complete article.)

My friends at Fuji recently loaned me a ProS3 UV/IR Digital 35mm camera that I brought to workshops in Norway in September and New Mexico in October. This camera is made for forensic use (think “CSI”), but take a look at these B&W Infrared Landscapes I made with it. These pictures were shown as part of a presentation I did for Fuji at the Photo Plus Expo in NY.

Thanks to the writer Morten Loberg, who attended one of my Photoshop workshops in Norway last year, several bodies of my work are featured in an eight-page spread in Fotografi Magazine, Norway’s premiere photo publication. Very exciting!

In addition, my dear friend PÃ¥l Otnes is now writing a regular Photoshop column in the magazine. If you read Norwegian, make sure to subscribe!

Supposedly we had more than 26 inches of snow on February 12, 2006. That makes this the biggest snowstorm in New York since 1896! (And the most snow measured for a single storm since they began keeping track of this kind of thing.) I thought it was a great day. Here are some pictures, just for fun:

People often ask me which digital camera they should buy. Well, this is it!
I wish I knew who the genius who created this is, so I could give credit where it’s due…

Thanks to my friend PÃ¥l, for sending this to me.