Adventures of a GoodMan is my answer to the age-old question: I traveled…now what? In it, I blend digital photographic art with stories chronicling my life’s journey.
It’s also an always-evolving photo gallery where there’s a story behind every image.

While I love taking pictures of anything and everything, my true passions are travel photography, cityscapes, manmade objects, roads, baseball stadiums and the intersection of civilization and nature.

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..travel & storytelling..

When it comes to travel, I’ll try anything once and always strive to do what the locals do. This usually leads me way out of my comfort zone and into ridiculous situations, but also to greatest experiences of my life. Some of my favorites are:

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..digital photographic art..

I love looking through a pair of polarized sunglasses. Colors pop, shadows are more pronounced and details are crisp. This is the same effect that I go for with my digital photographic art: a high dynamic range style from one shot without HDR.

The layers I used to digitally paint a photo of a sunset over Shea Stadium

The layers I used to digitally paint a photo of a sunset over Shea Stadium

Someone once told me “The best camera is the one you’re using right now.” My style of photography and travel is not to wait for the perfect light or situation, but to make the best of what I have. Coming back later to try again almost never happens.

Computer images contain the same types of hidden details and color as a film negative: the darkroom has just gone digital. Instead of using an enlarger and chemistry, I can now stack layers and masks in Photoshop to achieve the same result.

Some of my favorite galleries:

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..purchasing photographic C-prints..

All the site’s 1’s and 0’s still look best as hand-produced photographs, which are available in custom and standard sizes, with or without framing, to meet your needs. Please contact me with the URL or a description of the image you’re interested in for a quote.

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..learn something new every day..

Above all else, this site is meant to be an entertaining and colorful learning experience. Hovering over any photo reveals extra information about it. Meanwhile, clicking on the storytelling menu brings you to journal entries, cultural tidbits, photographs and observations of the highs, lows, ins and outs of traveling the world with a backpack.

The lights on San Francisco's Bay Bridge were orignally put up as a Christmas decoration, but a public letter writing campaign convince the city to keep them up all year round

The lights on San Francisco's Bay Bridge were orignally put up as a Christmas decoration, but a public letter writing campaign convince the city to keep them up all year round

 

..dedications..

This site is dedicated to my parents, Bonnie and Daniel Goodman, who instilled the love of travel in me from a young age, and to Carrie: the wonderful and adventure-instigating love of my life.