Finding Beauty
Within a 25' Radius

The Photography of Jon Rendell

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July 2013

How often do we embark on a focused journey through life and not notice all the beauty around us? The average person places themselves on a regimen that helps them to form structure and organize their life better. Often bedtime, meals, waking times, and all the other errands thrown into the mix may obstruct one's vision of the beauty around them.

I made a resolution on New Years Eve in 2012 to recognize the simple beauty that exists all around us. I created 25' RADIUS, a daily online blog, posting a photo each day demonstrating this concept. 25' RADIUS refers to the size of my apartment in San Francisco where all the photos are shot. This project seeks to find inspiration in unexplored compositions and natural light – locally sourced fine art photography.

Great photos are assured on a safari in the Serengeti; icebergs in the Antarctic; volcanoes in Iceland, the dry desolate landscapes of inland Australia; boating on a lake in Kashmir — but what if you were limited to a 25' RADIUS; just a small apartment in San Francisco? Who needs the Grand Canyon? If you look closely enough, you will find your subject right under your nose.

I am captivated by light and shadows. I find myself hard-wired to focusing on the transitory abstract shapes that come and go with the available light.

A series of my work is currently on extended display at the San Francisco French Consulate and my work is in collections in Australia and North America.

And you can follow my 25' RADIUS blog - Here.

This is a sampling of the blog so far.

Day 4 — The Balcony

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Day 10 — Bananas With Peaches

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Day 33 — Colima Dog

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Day 54 — Wet

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Day 86 — Tulip in the Rain

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Day 95 — Zebra Selfie

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Day 146 — Simplest of Things

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Jon Rendell was born into an auteur/photog family in Melbourne, Australia, in 1957, He grew up around cameras and film. He honed his craft under renowned photographer Athol Shmith at what is now Swinburne University (Prahran Campus, Melbourne). He was always captivated by shadows and finds himself hard-wired to focusing on the transitory, abstract shapes that come and go with the available light.
For more of his work, check the Archives
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