Gods and Heroes of the Aegean: PANDORA
Distant Era presents Sarah Scanlon as Pandora, our first portrait in Gods and Heroes of the Aegean, a new series about Greek mythology.…
The Gallery
Golden Age of the Silver Screen: Elizabeth Quilter
Distant Era introduces our new photography series, Golden Age of the Silver Screen, a black-and-white, classic-Hollywood-style…
A Distant Era Engagement Session with Natania and Nick, Part II
In which Distant Era discusses creating a Game-of-Thrones-style portrait composite for engagement clients Natania and Nick.…
A Distant Era Engagement Session with Natania and Nick
In which Distant Era photographs a Game of Thrones style engagement session for clients Natania and…
Something Old, Something New
Distant Era announces a new series for winter 2025: Golden Age of the Silver Screen, a…
Theatre
Headshots with Intention, Starring Jacque Bischoff
Distant Era photographs actor/improvisor/makeup artist Jacque Bischoff in a fun, collaborative December session.…
A Bright Room Called Day, with Blank Theatre Company
Distant Era is proud to present photographs from Blank Theatre's production of A Bright Room Called Day, by Tony Kushner, running at The Greenhouse Theatre in Chicago, from December 6, 2024 to…
Alone at Last, with Laughing Stock
Distant Era photographs Alone at Last, by Laughing Stock, Chicago's PremierCommedia dell'Arte Theatre, while trying out a new camera.…
Archival Photography for The Tempest with Idle Muse Theatre Company (Part 3): Lighting and Scenes
In which we examine the archival photography for Idle Muse Theatre Company's production of The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. In the second part of this series, we'll take a look at designer…
Journal
Believing, 2025 Edition
A personal post about being present in the present in 2025, taking the time to make work that's worth believing in.…
Less Strive, More Thrive, in 2025
A personal note from Distant Era photographer Steven Townshend about striving in 2024 and letting things go in 2025.…
Practicing Patience with Personal Projects
As the New Year approaches, Distant Era reflects on personal projects, progress, patience, and new work in 2025…
Travellers
Photographing Paintings with Artist Liz Radford
Distant Era photographs the paintings of artist Liz Radford and the process behind photographing art for faithful color and even light…
A Conversation With Featured Makeup Artist Rose Nobs
We discuss makeup and life with The People of Light and Shadow featured makeup artist Rose Nobs…
Mini Session with Deana Vazquez
A birthday mini session as consolation for a rescheduled shoot…
Genre Bending With Rachel
Taking a break from The People of Light and Shadow series to look at characters from fairytales and folklore from another perspective with cosplayer/performer…
Fantasy With Friends
This week, we speak with three creators and image makers of costumed fantasy photography sessions—Tabitha Burch, Mary-Kate Arnold, and Allen Castillo—to hear their stories,…
Game & Hobby
Distant Era Portraiture at Gen Con with Belle Westaby
Distant Era photographs multidisciplinary artist and cosplayer Belle Westaby as Nyx from the Hades video game at our Gen Con 2024 mini sessions.…
Distant Era Portraiture at Gen Con 2024 with Mike Burd
Distant Era had the honor of photographing cosplayer Mike Burd at Gen…
Distant Era Portraiture at Gen Con 2024 with Indy
A repeat client every year from 2022 through 2024, Indy is not…
Distant Era Portraiture at Gen Con 2024 with Brownie Knight
At Gen Con 2024, Distant Era photographed three mini sessions with cosplayer…