Ever since I shot the pano in April, I was unhappy about it (the second one), and decided to reshoot it (the first one), with more coverage to the left, and a bit more resolution.
About 400 megapixel.

This might be a bit of an unusual plea, but with almost 10000 visitors a month from all over the world on my blog, I think this is a reasonable approach. Here is my pitch: I need to expand the reach of my art work. It is very large photography, and it looks great here on my website, but it looks even better on the wall (see the exhibition shots below from the show in Newark, NJ). I have had seven group shows here in the New York metro area so far, and while the response of the viewers was very enthusiastic, the actual sales were less than enthusiastic.

If you have a gallery, or if you are a curator, or if you know somebody that has a gallery or is curating a show, and needs large interesting works, and if you think that my work would fit, I would like to hear from you, no matter where on this planet, but especially Pan-Asia, the Middle East and Europe. This would include that you are able to ship my work, or let me produce it locally (depending on the availability of high-end photolabs in your area), and hopefully sell it of course.

If you are writing about art or photography, either on paper or on the web, and think that there is something in my work, I would also like to hear from you. NY arts magazine published a great one-pager about me and my artwork in the current issue, Nov 2008. And a couple of international blogs wrote a little bit about me recently, especially from Iran, Spain, France, Poland and Korea (see Friends&Links). But any additional PR can’t really hurt.

I went to the 2007 Macy’s Parade balloon setup staging area around the American Museum of Natural History, which is quite a spectacle for everybody. Starting around midnight, I worked all night, up to the moment the parade actually leaves the staging area. I shot so many panoramas that I am still not finished editing them. If you are interested buying a regular print (i.e. 20-30in), or if you want to license or use them for something, send me an email. (Given the nature of the parade, I do not have any model releases for those). Let me know which ones you like

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I am very proud to announce my next group show where I will be showing the following 3 panoramas. I hope you can make it to the opening on October 24, from 8 to 11PM, if not, the show runs for quite some time:

Rupert Ravens Contemporary Art

October 24 - January 18, 2009

85 Market Street, Newark, NJ, USA

Pepsi Cola, 2007, 360° panorama, digital c-print, diasec, 96×30in, 243×76cm, edition of 6

Trump World Tower and UN, 2007, 270° panorama, digital c-print, diasec, 120×60in (304×152cm), edition of 6

Two Bridges, 2008, 200° panorama, digital c-print, diasec, 96×30in, 243×76cm, edition of 6

Here are some pictures of the opening night:

Peg, who I met at the last day of the Tabla Rasa Show, was so kind to offer her rooftop for this great panorama. I think this is so far the nicest ESB panorama. What do you think?.
Digital, about 1 gigapixel.

I did another Wall Street panorama set upon request from Der Spiegel, but unfortunately they did not wanted to use it (yet). So, if you are interested licensing them, contact me.

Many many megapixel.

This panorama is a little bit an experiment… I wanted to get as much supreme court as possible into one photo. Hopefully I can get a panorama from the inside one day, since the hallway alone looks very promising.
Digital, about 400 megapixel.

I am continuing to work on my Chinatown series. It has become a bit difficult, since I really want to photograph a bit more of the street life, but none of the store owners want to speak english (anybody speaking some form of chinese and wants to help me convincing store owners?) Never the less, Chinatown has a fuzzy border in New York, and merges easily into the court quarter around Centre Street and this is a very nice example of one of those fuzzy borders.
Digital, about 550 megapixel.

It’s very interesting to see just how many rooftops are out there, and how they are used in the Upper West Side.
Digital, about 600 megapixel.

Astroland has closed it’s doors officially on September 7, 2008. The Albert family sold the property to Thor Equity in 2006, who will be redeveloping the area into a $1.5b resort. (With the current economy, that plan might take a bit longer.) According to wiki, the Alberts agreed to maintain the Cyclone roller coaster, and will probably relocate some of the landmarks like the tower. The parachute jump is already a landmark, but the Wonderwheel will probably become history. Together with the Coney Island shots from last year, here and below is my homage to THE New York amusement park:

Edit: I guess in a couple of years of legal back and forth between the city and the developers we will know if Coney Island will look like this abandoned South Korean amusement park, or more like Las Vegas.

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The lights and colors of this area were really attractive. I did try this panorama last week, but my memory card died on me, so I had to reshoot, and fortunately it turned out much better. The waiters of both restaurants were a bit curious to see what I was up to, but didn’t say anything. The moon over the Statue of Liberty was just a quick 7 panel panorama, nothing special, but I left the orange/yellow sky over New jersey as it really was. The moon was dark yellow, about 4 year old Gauda cheese. I did dial the orange down in the first/large panorama, because it was just a bit too much.
Digital, about 650 megapixel.

Alice in Wonderland (José de Creeft) was commissioned by George Delacorte for his wife in 1959 and is said to be the most beloved statue in Central Park. It is certainly, together with Hans Christian Anderson, the most approachable statue, almost like a playground piece.

About 500 megapixel

I visited the Hans Christian Anderson statue in Central Park in Winter 2007 (snow pano), but I was never happy with the result. The snow was nice, but there were tons of foot prints, the composition had to real weight, and the lens I was using back then was producing way too many flares. It took me a while to control flares, and I thought that it was a great night yesterday to go back to the statue.

About 440 megapixel

The Empire State Building is New Yorks most visible and most central icon.

About 650 megapixel.

Edit: Last chance to see the Chelsea show: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 to 6 are your last opportunities to see the panoramas on the wall. We are taking the show down on Friday, August 15, and I have no future shows lined up yet.

I am excited to announce that I have found gallery representation: 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel (532 W 25 St) really liked my art and decided to represent me for the foreseeable future.

And even better, he is opening a group show on June 26 that runs until August 15 with me, Richard Roth and Carol Salmanson, titled INCANDESCENT. So, if you are in town, swing by the gallery and see my art in person. The opening reception is on June 26, 6-9pm. Hours: Tue-Fri 11–6, Thu 11–8 and by appointment.

Here are the 9 panoramas I will show: