Raphael ShevelevTo See OurselvesHumanity’s major preoccupation is with humanity. We are, so to speak, of the genus homo narcissus, and that describes much of our concern.Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020
Raphael ShevelevCome Let Us PlayCreating is difficult and demanding work — Ask any creatorJun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Raphael ShevelevOriginalityI’m frequently asked “How did you do that?” I don’t mind telling, but with the following caveat: it’s the least important question that…May 24, 2020May 24, 2020
Raphael ShevelevStrawberry WealthOnce a week, I think on Saturday mornings, the fruit and veggie man would come calling in his old Dodge Brothers truck. He’d blow the horn…May 18, 2020May 18, 2020
Raphael ShevelevPREHISTORIC ART UNCOVEREDDays before a banana was taped to a wall and recently sold for a reputed $120,000 at Art Basel Miami, a prehistoric sculpture of a…Dec 8, 20191Dec 8, 20191
Raphael ShevelevTo Comfort the Disturbed and Disturb the ComfortableCamera Clubs, Photography and the Art WorldDec 2, 20191Dec 2, 20191
Raphael ShevelevRaphael’s Fable (The Camera Never Lies)The other day, I was talking with a colleague about photographing places that have been photographed many times before. He wondered out…Mar 27, 20191Mar 27, 20191
Raphael ShevelevinPandemic DiariesStill DazzledMy European refugee parents had ambitions for their only child.Dec 2, 20181Dec 2, 20181
Raphael ShevelevHow I (Almost) Became A Royal PhotographerMy first experience with the British Royal Family came when I was a little boy in Cape Town, South Africa. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth…Nov 8, 2018Nov 8, 2018
Raphael ShevelevBotanicals Of The ImaginationLet me say it out loud. I love flowers, and dislike — actually detest — most flower photography.Sep 11, 20182Sep 11, 20182