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One Year Anniversary Celebration! October 18th

Join us in celebrating our one year anniversary at our beautiful gallery in downtown Ventura. The year has flown by and we are having so much fun displaying our work on the beautiful brick walls of our 100 year old building at the corner of Oak and Main Streets. Join us the weekend of October 18th for lots of fun activities!

Celebrate with us for our one year anniversary in downtown Ventura

Saturday, October 18th
Noon- 9pm Open House
5:30pm-8:30pm Champagne Reception

Latitudes Fine Art Gallery
401 E. Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
805-279-1221
www.LatitudesFineArt.com

Photographic Magic: Images of Ventura County’s Coast Trigger Something Deeper | West Is Eden | SoCal Focus | KCET

Photographic Magic: Images of Ventura County’s Coast Trigger Something Deeper | West Is Eden | SoCal Focus | KCET.

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Book Release!!

Stephanie Hogue and Steve Munch have published their first coffee table book: “Latitudes…Coastal Photo Explorations”

"Latitudes...Coastal Photo Explorations" by Steve Munch and Stephanie Hogue

“Latitudes…Coastal Photo Explorations” by Steve Munch and Stephanie Hogue

This beautiful full color 13×11 hard bound book contains over 100 gorgeous photos with many two page spreads.  Each turn of the page takes you through awe inspiring beauty from dolphins, whales, seabirds, to piers and classic California scenics. A handful of images come with exciting stories and thoughtful insights.
Books are available at the gallery and also online.

To order online, click here

 

Latitudes Fine Art Photography Gallery in Ventura CA. Located at 401 E. Main Street.

Latitudes Gallery Promo Video

This new video gives you a peek at Latitudes Gallery in Ventura, California. Quick interviews of Stephanie Hogue and Steve Munch are blended with stills and video footage that they have created on the ocean and on land. Their work is permanently on display and for sale at their downtown Ventura location.

 

New Gallery Exhibition March 28 – May 30, 2014

“Wavelengths….”The Heartbeat of the Ocean”

New Show – Opening Reception Friday March 28th, 2014

5:30p.m.-8:30p.m.
Light Refreshments

Please join us for an evening of fun, celebrating the newest photographic works of art created by Steve Munch. His latest ocean images are an exotic and surprising close up look at the beautiful Pacific Ocean.

Post by Latitudes Fine Art Gallery-Steve Munch & Stephanie Hogue Photography.

Latitudes Fine Art Gallery
401 E. Main Street
Downtown Ventura
805-642-5257

Chasing Perfection

Web VenturaPierBarrel_web IMG_0395web IMG_1462_web IMG_2438_web Aqua Curtain PierfectionThe past 5 mornings I have been up at 5am racing around gathering up my gear, a sunrise shot a little different than my usual landscape image. The shot I am after is a perfect shot from inside a California barrel looking out at a beautiful west coast sunrise. It is an Image that has been captured by many other photographers for as long as cameras have been incased in water proof housings. As with most visions of perfection this one has proved to be a bit of a challenge 🙂

Perfection seems to have many faces…:) Now I am not sure the goal that seemed so obvious a mere 5 days ago, will ever be achieved!

Wave Photography

IMG_2438_webIMG_1462_webAfter receiving a new water housing from Sean at SPL Water Housings last month a whole new world has opened up, shooting wave photography is beyond challenging 🙂 Photographing anything at a Gallery quality level is extremely difficult, having that composition disappear in the blink of an eye is mind boggling :0 I am learning to see and react to scenes that have not yet materialized and maybe never will 🙁
But when they do it’s a thing of magic. Here are a few Images from my attempts at understanding this difficult but extremely rewarding new path!

Enjoy!!

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Coastal Lifestyle Images

Since moving back to my old stomping grounds in Hollywood Beach, I have made it a point to be up and out of the house before day break, walking the beach and capturing the incredibly diverse wildlife and ever changing shoreline. Here are a few of my recent images.

Willets trying to stay warm in the pre dawn cold.
High Surf and Tides created large foam formations.
Offshore winds and large waves create perfect wind surfing conditions for this California Brown Pelican.
Early morning Surf Session silhouette.
Sanderlings racing in and out with the tides in search of food.

Enjoy!
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