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…
Changes
For readers of Distant Era's blog, The All Worlds Traveller, an announcement regarding a more relaxed posting schedule.…
Testing a New Camera at the Bristol Renaissance Faire
This week, I’m showing some tests from my new camera’s maiden voyage, taken at the Bristol Renaissance Faire in late August, about a day after it arrived on my doorstep. As tests,…
Greetings from the UK
We’re traveling abroad this week in the UK, experiencing immersive theatre, Shakespeare, and life in London and Wales. I’ve included some travel shots of our adventures for this special All Worlds Traveller…
Northern Lights on the Lakefront
In which Distant Era spontaneously captures the Northern Lights in Chicago over Lake Michigan on Thursday, October 10, 2024.…
Happy Independence Day Weekend
During Independence Day week, we photographed two theatre shoots, prepared for Gen Con portraiture, and traveled to Michigan for sunsets and fireworks over the lake…
Introducing Gods and Heroes of the Aegean
Distant Era previews our latest series, Gods and Heroes of the Aegean, a photography compositing series about Greek mythology.…
Projecting Patterns with an Optical Spot
In March, we experimented with an optical spot lighting modifier, trying it out with some of the actors from Idle Muse Theatre Company's production of WHAT THE WEIRD SISTERS SAW. We tried…