100 Series

A collection of 100 photographs of different cities by James M. Wise, who has 35 years of experience in outdoor photography, also includes a collection of photographs of different countries, taken during years of extensive travels. All these in part of a great work of photography that to date has produced Peru 100, Chile 100, Santiago 100, Lima 100, Seattle 100, Denver 100 Vancouver100, plus other important cities are presently being photographed such as San Diego.

SOUTH AMERICA PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION

LIMA 100, is a photo collection that brings order to chaotic city. It assembles a broad suite of pictures from one of the more important metropolitan areas of South America, which I term: -Lima, the old city of transitions.

SANTIAGO 100 photography collection represents many aspects of Chile’s capital city, showing a range of modern building to historic structures. These pictures were taken while living in Santiago for two years, which provided the chance to see the city through the seasons and to understand the rhythms of Chilean society. Santiago is an enjoyable city, standing apart in character from all other South American cities. -Santiago, metropolitan of The Andes.

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PERU 100 is a collection of photographs taken from travelling in the country over nineteen years and represents a very in-depth knowledge of the country and culture. The pictures here include Andean scenery, coastal deserts, the steamy jungle, rain forests, mining settings, Inca ruins, and Colonial towns. Peru 100 encompasses much of the Peruvian essence. -Peru, the land of endless discovery.

CHILE 100 has representative pictures of the country, a photograph collection showing the dynamic landscape range of this remarkable country. From snow-capped volcanoes to the Atacama Desert, remote beaches to mines, and fishing villages to glaciers, the essence of Chile is on display. Photography topics in Chile are absolutely rich and varied. These pictures in Chile 100 should inspire most with the desire to travel there and see the incredible landscapes. -Chile, a geologist playground, and wanderer´s dream.

NORTH AMERICA PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION

SEATTLE 100 brings together a collection of one-hundred photographs to illustrate this west coast great city. The project emphasizes the city over people, and pays attention to compositions with geometry and contrasts. It gathers a wide suite of classic Seattle locations and structures, while following the photographic style I have used in other 100 series collections, Seattle was amazingly easy to photograph. This is in part due to the spectacular setting of the city with its extensive waterfront and green surrounding forests, but also is because of its well-developed financial center with numerous urban themes that reflects the city being the northwest’s port to the Pacific. -Seattle, port to the Pacific Northwest.

DENVER 100 represents a passion to illustrate the city’s characteristics while simultaneously giving my own interpretation through selective compositions. It captures numerous subjects throughout the year, taking time to witness the city during different seasons. Taking 100 Denver pictures drove spending a lot of time downtown, walking many of the streets multiple times in the dawn, sunset, nighttime, in the summer heat and near zero temperatures in the winter. Denver 100 defines a clash of modern structures with historic buildings a narrative of brick and glass. The photographs emphasize geometry, being aware of vanishing points, grids, and curves. Denver 100 provides different themes and topics that comes with the city’s environment and history. Denver for several years has been a fastest growing city and top destination to move to in the USA, and the pictures in Denver 100 explains why it is the happening spot. -Denver, the happening spot, a city growing up from its mining, and ranching financial center.

OTHER COUNTRIES PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION

VANCOUVER 100 a photography collection by James M. Wise, explores Canada’s premier Pacific coast city. Pender Street, Coal Harbour, Gastown, Yaletown, Granville Island, and Stanley Park, are just a few of the names that come to mind for those familiar with the city. The modern buildings provide for geometric subsets in photographic composition. The historic neighborhoods anchor the city in time. With previous experience taking and selecting one-hundred color photographs in Denver, Seattle, Lima, Santiago, Peru, and Chile, the work Vancouver 100 delivers a consistent style that both represents the subject and dismantles it into visual structural elements. For most places in the world, a single picture cannot embody the range of its nature. One-hundred photographs is perhaps the minimum and is still challenging to incorporate the maximum content of the subject area. The pictures selected in Vancouver 100 spans a decade of exploring the city, taking images through the seasons. If pictures are like raindrops then many comprise a storm- and it does rains in Vancouver. -Vancouver, Canada’s desirable place to be.