A number of Raphael Shevelev’s articles on photography, art and the creative process which he published in various magazines over the years are being made available here.
The (Dis)Comfort of Creation
By Raphael Shevelev In the beginning we were given light and cameras and film, and we wandered around the Vale of Cameraclubville and made lovely images, and we saw that they were good. And on the seventh day we rested. On the morning of the eighth day we awoke, a
Read MoreCreation: A Journey to the Reflecting Pool
We pride ourselves on being the scions of logic and science, the descendants of an unparalleled age of theoretical and empirical knowledge, the beneficiaries of technologies that continue to revolutionize our minds and our lives. Our successes have served to reinforce the supremacy of logic and methodology, of the immense
Read MoreRajasthan: Photography as Connection
By Raphael Shevelev A largely harsh desert in Northwest India, Rajasthan has been, for most of its history, a land of ancient princely fiefdoms, chivalric traditions and a hardy people surviving and practicing their customs in a hostile physical environment. Under both Mughal rule and the British Raj, the kingdoms
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Raphael Shevelev (1938-2021) was a California based fine art photographer, digital artist and writer on photography and the creative process. He is known for the wide and experimental range of his art, and an aesthetic that emphasizes strong design, metaphor and story.
View his photographs at www.raphaelshevelev.com/galleries and forward inquiries about his work to www.raphaelshevelev.com/contact