Paul Votava
@paulvotava.com
Hobbyist playing with cameras since the '80's
Digital and Film. Analog fan, camera and vinyl collector.
Insta, FB, Vero, Flickr: @paulvotava
www.paulvotava.com in slow progress :-)
Digital and Film. Analog fan, camera and vinyl collector.
Insta, FB, Vero, Flickr: @paulvotava
www.paulvotava.com in slow progress :-)
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Places - Ode to Chicago
Geometry of a Generous City
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October 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Stairwell study. #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #blackandwhitephoto #bnwphoto #bnwphotography #blackandwhite #photography #photographyisart #photographersunited #photographersonbluesky #classicphotography #photooftheday #photograph
August 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Harvesting alfalfa under the searing sun #eyecandy #colorsnap #smalltownusa #ruralliving #photographersofbluesky #RuralLife #CountryLiving #SmallTownCharm #NaturePhotography #CommunityVibes #EverydayBeauty #RusticScenes #PhotoOfTheDay
August 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Harvesting alfalfa under the searing sun #eyecandy #colorsnap #smalltownusa #ruralliving #photographersofbluesky #RuralLife #CountryLiving #SmallTownCharm #NaturePhotography #CommunityVibes #EverydayBeauty #RusticScenes #PhotoOfTheDay
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August 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
August 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
203 ☼ Taste matters more than gear. Here’s why.
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203 ☼ Taste matters more than gear. Here’s why.
+ exciting 100-day announcement!
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July 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
203 ☼ Taste matters more than gear. Here’s why.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Angles, shapes, and shadows #Photography
#Photohour #Photo
#Photographersunited
#Photographersofbluesky
#classicmono
#streetphotography #urbanphotography #streetscene #cityscape #streetphoto #street #urbangaze #streetsnap
#classicphotography
#architecture
#photographyisart
#Photohour #Photo
#Photographersunited
#Photographersofbluesky
#classicmono
#streetphotography #urbanphotography #streetscene #cityscape #streetphoto #street #urbangaze #streetsnap
#classicphotography
#architecture
#photographyisart
May 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Introducing Street Stories substack.com/@paulvotava/...
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#Photographersunited
#Photographersofbluesky
#StreetPhotography
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#StreetPhotography
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Introducing Street Stories
Human Narratives in Photography
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May 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Busy little pollinators doing their thing 🐝🌼. #macrophotography #flowers #photographersunited #photos #photographersofbluesky #photographyisart #photohour
May 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Busy little pollinators doing their thing 🐝🌼. #macrophotography #flowers #photographersunited #photos #photographersofbluesky #photographyisart #photohour
3rd from left lookin right at me 😁
May 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
3rd from left lookin right at me 😁
How to make a good photograph
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How to make a good photograph
Janelle Lynch on the art of noticing
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May 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
How to make a good photograph
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"Winter Lights | Photo Essay" from Ewan Bell, a photographer I have followed and learned a lot from.
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Winter Lights | Photo Essay
Norway / Arctic / Scandinavia / I love the Arctic winter. I love the calm of a snow dusted landscape. I love the glow of light reflecting off clouds. I love mountain peaks trapping the weather and col...
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May 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Winter Lights | Photo Essay" from Ewan Bell, a photographer I have followed and learned a lot from.
ewenbell.com/editorial/Wi...
ewenbell.com/editorial/Wi...
Framed - working on a collection of people walking under a downtown train bridge. I shot across 4 lanes and used the trestle arches to frame it up.
#photography #streetphotography #urbanshotz
#photography #streetphotography #urbanshotz
April 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Framed - working on a collection of people walking under a downtown train bridge. I shot across 4 lanes and used the trestle arches to frame it up.
#photography #streetphotography #urbanshotz
#photography #streetphotography #urbanshotz
April 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Riverfront Park Carrousel in Spokane, WA
April 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Riverfront Park Carrousel in Spokane, WA
Forest for the trees...distant to close up in 4 shots on a tree with character 😉
January 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Forest for the trees...distant to close up in 4 shots on a tree with character 😉
Shadow play this morning
November 14, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Shadow play this morning