"The Unconventional Landscape - Exploring the Extreme Ends of Landscape Photography Using Long Lenses and Fisheyes "
by Paul Nguyen
Monday, September 28, 7:15 PM


Outdoor landscape photography has traditionally been the domain of wide-angle lenses, drawing viewers in with eye-catching foregrounds and expansive, sweeping backgrounds. But what happens when all the interesting details are ‘way out there’ and your foregrounds are plain and uninteresting? Or what do you do when the environment you wish to capture is so vast that you just can't contain it all? Learn to look even further, and even wider. In this exploration, we turn towards unconventional choices - super-telephoto and fisheye lenses - and discuss expansion vs. compression of perspective, and what to look for when composing images that go beyond the boundaries of what you normally see.

Paul Nguyen has lived and worked from coast to coast across the U.S., and has over 35 years of experience in film and digital photography. He specializes in digital photography of natural landscapes and wildlife, and capturing the authentic and often comical experience of outdoor adventure and exploration through his video series.

In April 2017, he served in the prestigious National Park Artist in Residence program at Petrified Forest, Arizona, and continues to create programs for the National Park Service. His accomplishments also include an exclusive assignment as a photographer for the Boston Museum of Science, and a position as a program guide and brand ambassador for Swedish outfitter Fjallraven.

His noteworthy image-making and teaching in the realm of photography have gained him sponsorships from Tamron USA and Sun Surveyor, and his acclaimed adventure and overlanding videos have led to numerous outdoor equipment sponsorships.

Hailing from Massachusetts and now based out of Flagstaff, AZ, Paul spends most of the year exploring the western U.S. to research photo tour destinations and create video content. You may run into him, his Jeep, his trailer, and his cat somewhere along your own travels. Despite the distance, he maintains an active connection to New England camera clubs, and continues to serve as a remote lecturer and competition judge.

Travel and improve your photography with Paul on-location at some of the most amazing outdoor destinations on earth with his business, BlueHour Photo Ventures.