Welcome to the "Solace of Space" collection...

I started work on the Solace of Space collection almost 10 years ago. Actually, the idea to try to capture movement in a still photographic image has been something that I have been experimenting with for over 50 years. As is the case with most of my photographic studies and collections, I am continually experimenting, creating, and adding new images to the collection.

The collection is now at the point where I decided it could stand on its own merit, and so should have a web site of its own, separate from my other work. You can view the wide spectrum of my work at www.bgoodmanphotography.com and the Manzanar: Their Footsteps Remain - 40 years of Photography project at www.manzanarfootsteps.com.

Going forward, I plan to use this blog to introduce you to new images I create for this collection, the locations where the images originated, and (without giving away all of my secrets), some of the technical aspects of what went into creating the imagery.

I am always open to comments and constructive criticism and look forward to hearing from you. You can email me with your comments, critiques and questions at bgoodmanphotography@gmail.com. Thanks for taking the time to view the Solace of Space.

Light Cycle 2 - Vancouver, B.C., Canada © 2013

In honor of the 120,000 people of Japanese heritage caged behind barbed wire during World War II…

One of the projects that I have been working on for over 40 years has been the documenting of the remains of the Manzanar War Relocation Center, located in the Owens Valley on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, approximately 240 miles north of Los Angeles off of Highway 395.

Manzanar: Their Footsteps Remain - 40 Years of Photography is now available as a 194-page fine art coffee table book and traveling exhibition. The images in the Manzanar: Their Footsteps Remain collection are stark, desolate, haunting, and poignant. Like pottery shards discovered in an archeological dig, they give us clues to the story of a people who experienced intolerable indignities, fear and racism while struggling for survival. The photographs recall the U.S. government's actions against Japanese-American citizens and immigrants during World War II – foreshadowing the immigrant injustices and racial inequity being protested all across United States today.

To honor those who lost everything and were forced to live behind barbed wire under the watchful eyes of armed military police, I wanted to create a piece in the Solace of Space realm using an image from the Manzanar: Their Footsteps Remain collection. The fruits of my efforts are below. For more information about Manzanar: Their Footsteps Remain visit www.manzanarfootsteps.com.

From the Darkness Comes Light © 2018 - Manzanar National Historic Site, California