Dave Bowman Photography

A photograph of a shirtless teenage boy seated cross‑legged on an unmade bed, holding a revolver up in one hand with the barrel pointed upward. He is turned slightly to his right, his gaze directed to the side rather than at the camera. The background is plain and uncluttered, keeping the focus on the boy’s posture and the gun he holds.

A photograph of a young man lying back against a pile of pillows on what appears to be a bed or mattress, holding a baby on his legs while he smokes a cigarette. The baby rests across his lower body, looking out of the frame or upward, and the scene feels informal and candid, the focus entirely on the quiet, intimate moment captured between the man and the infant.

I pulled Larry Clark’s 'Tulsa' down from my bookshelf today. It’s a book that always hits hard. Shot in the late 60s, documenting life with his friends. Raw, unflinching, and still uncomfortable to look at.
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Curious how others feel about it.
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📷 Larry Clark 1971
#LarryClark #Tulsa #Photobook

Aaargh yes ⚔️ 🙂

A black and white photograph captures a long, weathered jetty stretching across still water toward Castle Stalker, a small, solitary fortress that stands on a tidal islet. The extended exposure smooths the water, giving it a soft, misty look that contrasts with the solid structure of the castle in the distance. Castle Stalker, with its stone walls and turreted design, rises starkly against a quiet sky, evoking a sense of isolation and historical presence. The scene’s simplicity and muted tones highlight the castle's ruggedness and the jetty's worn texture.

'JETTY TO CASTLE STALKER'
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Still water, a restless Scottish sky, and a castle that famously starred in a legendary quest. Can you guess which one?
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A great photograph. He just catches the cyclist at the exact right moment on that curve. It’s simple and spot on.

A black and white photograph of the interior of Piet Mondrian’s Paris studio, titled Chez Mondrian, captured by photographer André Kertész in 1926. The scene shows stark light and carefully composed objects arranged in a balance of geometric forms and soft curves. On the left, a simple table holds a vase with an artificial flower Mondrian had painted to harmonise with the room, and a round hat rests on a hook behind it. To the right, a spiral staircase curves gently up out of sight through a doorway. Strong contrasts between light and shadow emphasise the straight lines of the walls and floor against the rounded shapes of the vase, flower, hat, and stair banister, creating a still, quiet scene that feels both ordered and subtly poetic.

I’ve long admired 'Chez Mondrian' by André Kertész, where shapes, shadows, and space align in perfect harmony. A quiet balance that keeps drawing me back. Is there a photograph you keep returning to?
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Photo: André Kertész | Paris 1926
#ArtPhotography #LightAndShadow #VisualArt #PhotographyLovers

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I’ve been photographing for over 40 years now, and it’s still the smaller details that hold my attention.

Most people walk through Pontocho without ever looking up at this lamp.

The bird motif isn’t decorative. It has a very specific meaning tied to the district’s history 🇯🇵

#Kyoto #Japan #symbols

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A photograph of Castle Sinclair Girnigoe, an ancient ruined castle standing on the edge of tall cliffs above the rugged coastline of Caithness in Scotland. The structure rises directly from the rock, its broken walls and empty window openings clearly defined against a heavy, dark sky. The long exposure smooths the movement of the sea below, so the water appears misty and soft around the base of the cliffs. Overhead, thick clouds create a brooding atmosphere, making the castle feel isolated and imposing against the wild coastal landscape.

'CASTLE SINCLAIR GIRNIGOE'
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Castle Sinclair Girnigoe stands firm on Caithness cliffs, its ancient walls facing the wild North Sea beneath a brooding sky 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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A photograph of a stark volcanic landscape in Reykjanes, shown in black and white, where flat, barren ground stretches into the distance with no vegetation in sight. From several points in the earth, thick columns of steam billow upward, appearing as pale, cloudy plumes against the darker tones of the land and sky. In the middle distance, a simple observation platform stands slightly raised above the ground, and on it are two small human figures reduced to dark silhouettes, standing side by side and looking out across the wide, empty terrain. The scene feels open and exposed, with the land appearing rough and uneven, shaped by lava and geothermal forces, and the rising steam suggesting heat and constant movement beneath the surface.

'LAND OF FIRE'
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Steam billows from the scarred earth of Reykjanes as two figures pause on a distant platform, dwarfed by Iceland’s raw volcanic landscape 🇮🇸
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A photograph of a zig zag shaped concrete breakwater stretching out into the sea at St Monans in Fife, Scotland, seen at dawn. The structure is made of sharp, angular sections that step out in a repeating pattern, leading the eye away from the shore and into the calm North Sea. The first light of morning falls across the concrete, giving it a soft golden tone that contrasts with the cool, still water surrounding it. The sea appears smooth and steady, and the sky is low and quiet, adding to the sense of calm. The overall scene feels balanced and grounded, with the solid geometry of the breakwater standing firmly against the open water.

'ST MONANS DAWN'
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First light brushes the zig zag breakwater at St Monans, Fife, casting a quiet glow across its sharp lines as it stretches into the still North Sea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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A photograph of the ruins of Slains Castle standing on a rugged cliff along the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at sunrise. The broken stone walls and empty window openings are silhouetted against a pale morning sky, with soft light spreading behind the structure and outlining its jagged edges. The castle sits alone above the sea, exposed and weathered, its shape uneven where parts have collapsed over time. The atmosphere feels quiet and open, with the early light gently separating the dark stone from the brighter horizon beyond.

'SLAINS CASTLE SUNRISE'
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Sunrise over Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire, the cliff-top ruins long associated with Bram Stoker’s Dracula 🧛🏻‍♂️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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A photograph of Ben Starav rising from the edge of Loch Etive in Scotland, with its rugged shoreline leading up to the mountain. The scene shows clouds stretching across the mountain peak while sunlight highlights sections of the rocky terrain, emphasising the dramatic and striking features of the landscape. The composition is bold and minimalist, focusing on the natural grandeur of the Scottish Highlands.

'BEN STARAV'
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Ben Starav rises above the shore of Loch Etive, its rugged slopes catching shafts of sunlight beneath a dramatic sky 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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#photography #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #LochEtive #BenStarav #WildScotland #wallart

An infrared photograph of a small sailing boat resting at the edge of Achmelvich Beach, its hull pulled up onto pale sand while calm water lies still behind it. The boat sits alone near the shoreline, and beyond it the sea stretches out toward low, distant hills that form a soft horizon line. The space around the boat feels open and uncluttered, with nothing else competing for attention, which gives the scene a strong sense of quiet and balance. The overall impression is one of stillness and simplicity, as if the boat has been left there after a gentle day on the water and everything has settled into calm.

'DUMBLE DORY'
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A small sailing boat rests quietly at the edge of Achmelvich Beach, Sutherland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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A photograph of a single Japanese Maple leaf resting on the wooden slats of a bench at Sanjusangendo Temple in Kyoto, Japan, its warm autumn colour highlighted by sunlight, contrasting with the smooth, simple texture of the bench and creating a calm, reflective scene.

'FALLEN BEAUTY'
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A single Japanese Maple leaf rests on a wooden bench, glowing in the golden autumn light at Sanjusangendo Temple, Kyoto 🇯🇵
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A photograph of an abandoned fishing boat resting on grass beside the beach at St Cyrus in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The image is in black and white and concentrates on the back end of the boat, where the wood is cracked, rough, and worn away, showing clear signs of age and neglect. The surface feels splintered and uneven, with peeling layers and deep textures that suggest long exposure to the elements. Above it, the clouds appear stretched and blurred from a long exposure, giving a sense of movement in the sky while the boat itself remains completely still. The overall feeling is one of quiet isolation, with the solid, decaying vessel set against a sky that seems to be slowly drifting past it.

'ST CYRUS WRECK'
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An abandoned fishing boat rests in the grass at St Cyrus, its weathered hull standing as a quiet reminder of Scotland’s working coastline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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A photograph of the view from Isle of Harris, looking out from Nisabost Beach. In the foreground, rough, uneven rocks with a coarse texture sit close to your feet, forming a natural path that guides your gaze outward. Beyond them, the sea stretches across the middle of the scene in a bright turquoise tone, its surface appearing smooth and almost silky rather than choppy. In the distance, low hills rise gently along the horizon, their shapes soft and slightly muted. Above, light clouds trail across the sky in elongated streaks, reinforcing an overall feeling of stillness and calm.

'HARRIS VIEW'
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Textured rocks at Nisabost Beach lead the eye across turquoise water towards the distant hills of Harris 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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A photograph of a small cluster of leaves pressed gently against a window at night. The glass is opaque, so the leaves are not sharply defined. Their outlines appear blurred and softened, as if partially erased, with only their general shapes visible through the surface. Most of the image is made up of empty space. The window surface dominates the frame, creating a wide, quiet area around the leaves. This makes the leaves feel small and isolated, drawing attention to their delicate presence against the otherwise plain background. The scene takes place on a backstreet in Kyoto after dark. The overall impression is subdued and private, like a brief moment noticed while walking past, where a simple detail stands out in the stillness of the night.

'KYOTO HOUSE PLANT'
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A faint cluster of leaves presses softly against an opaque window on a quiet Kyoto backstreet at night 🇯🇵
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#photography #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #kyoto #NightPhotography #Minimalism #Japan #wallart

A photograph of the calm surface of Loch Ard at sunset, where still water reflects a delicate line of trees along the shore. The trees’ branches stand out clearly against the fading light, mirrored almost perfectly in the water. Warm evening tones glow near the horizon, contrasting with the cooler hues of the distant hills, creating a sense of quiet depth and serene stillness as the day comes to an end.

'LOCH ARD REFLECTION'
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Loch Ard glows in fading light, still waters perfectly reflecting silhouetted trees along the shore 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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#photography #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #LochArd #ScottishHighlands #TranquilViews #wallart

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A photograph of two dark trees standing amid the dense bamboo of Arashiyama Forest in Kyoto, Japan. Their thick, twisting trunks and branches interrupt the otherwise uniform vertical lines of the bamboo, creating a quiet space between them. This gap introduces a sense of calm and stillness, drawing attention to the emptiness as much as the surrounding forms.

'FRACTURED RHYTHM'
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Two dark trees twist and tower through Kyoto’s Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, interrupting the forest’s perfect rhythm 🇯🇵
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#photography #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #classicmono #BambooForest #Japan #wallart

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