To scan the scene from horizon to
horizon, from front to back, that is the purview of
the Panoramic Photographer. To produce an image that
baffles and requires us to look carefully at an image
too large in extent to be viewed at once is what continues
to excite the viewer, What once required special equipment
has now been made
obsolete by the technology of digital hardware and
software. In this
exhibit, many of the images were
still made with specialized film cameras , but the
handwriting is on the wall. We see infrared images
made with digital cameras, we see perfectly stitched
digital images combined seamlessly. The large format
cameras using 9 inch film are largely relegated to
the historic shelves . Filters and darkrooms have been
replaced by digital darkrooms. And yet the panoramic
image
lives on.
We have categorized the images into
landscapes, cityscapes, groups of people , architectural
studies, and others; and we could with little effort
further separate the images into color, black & white,
abstractions experimental etc,
As the International Association
of Panoramic Photographers we accept these drastic
changes brought on by the new technologies and with
open arms invite the new cadre of Photographers to
continue to investigate the world of Panoramic Photography.
We believe that the interests , and approaches to the
art of Panoramic Photography continue to expand and
will continue to be investigated by artists from around
the globe and we invite them to join in sharing this
vision. We invite you to visit the IAPP web-site to
visit the work of many of our members.
