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The Art of the Impossible: A Guide to Extreme Photography
Join us for our LPC Spring Meeting on April 27th when we discuss Extreme Photography and learn about photographing Antarctica! For most people, photography is about capturing a fleeting moment of beauty. For the extreme photographer, however, it is about surviving the environment long enough to press the shutter. These creators trade the comfort of a climate-controlled studio for the unpredictable fury of the elements, often hanging from limestone cliffs in Yosemite, diving into the heavy swells of the South Pacific, or standing at the scorching edge of an active lava lake. Extreme photography is far more than a hobby; it is a high-stakes fusion of world-class athleticism and technical…
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Artemis II and the Legacy of Space Photography
While many of us were out last weekend capturing the bluebonnets around Lake Travis, a small group of photographers was working with a much more dramatic backdrop of a view from above. As of today, April 6, 2026, the four-person crew of Artemis II—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—is currently swinging around the far side of the moon, capturing the most breathtaking images of our home planet and the lunar surface in over half a century. Whether you’re shooting with a $10,000 mirrorless setup or, like Commander Wiseman, using a specialized tablet to snap a quick frame through a window, these images remind us of the power…
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See the World Through Their Lens: 2025 Women in Photography Exhibit
Women in Visual Art (WIVA) presents the second annual Women in Photography exhibit celebrating Women’s History Month this March. This extraordinary exhibit showcasing the diverse talents and perspectives of talented local women photographers will take place from March 1st to 29th, 2025 at the Lake Travis Community Library. Featuring stunning portraits and photographs celebrating women’s history, issues, and rights, this exhibit is free and open to the public. We invite you to explore themes of voting, equality, health, beauty, motherhood, and more through the powerful lens of photography. Photography has a long history of storytelling and social commentary. Women photographers have used this medium to document the experiences of women…
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Exploring the Beauty of Macro Photography
Have you ever looked at a flower leaf and marveled at its delicate veins, or been captivated by the intricate details on a ladybug’s shell? Macro photography allows you to capture these tiny wonders in stunning detail, revealing a hidden miniature world invisible to the naked eye. In essence, macro photography is the art of extreme close-up shots, where the subject appears larger than life-size in the final image. This technique opens a door to a universe of fascinating textures, patterns, and colors that often go unnoticed. From the fuzzy head of a bee to the dewdrops clinging to a spiderweb, macro photography allows you to transform the ordinary into…
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Capture the Spectacle: Top Tips for Photographing a Solar Eclipse
Are you ready for the upcoming eclipse? Lakeway and Central Texas will soon experience a total solar eclipse on Monday April 8, 2024 at approximately 1:35pm (depending on weather and cloud cover). For about 3 minutes and sixteen seconds the sky will be dark, stars will be visible, and the sun will be covered by the moon so only the corona of gases is visible. It is one of the world’s most rare and wondrous natural phenomena. It is profoundly different from the partial eclipses that most of us have experienced. The last total solar eclipse with Austin in the path was May 26, 1397… 627 years ago. And the…
