by Navin Sarma
Shooting & sharing has certainly decreased since I moved to California, but I sense that will be changing soon. I will have more to share shortly 🙂 In the meantime, a teaser from Davenport, CA, a location I like to go to as it’s only an hour from where I live.
Categories: Blog • Tags: California, Davenport, Fine Art, Landscape, photography, Shark Fin Cove, Stars, Sunset
by Navin Sarma
I had planned this shot for a while and finally went out to capture it. Usually this is a spot for sunrise but I was looking for the monument to be basked in light and looked to use the crowd to add mood. Might try this one again still. In Living Memory
Categories: Blog • Tags: Fine Art, photography, Sunset, Washington DC
by Navin Sarma
Last month, I flew out to Las Vegas for 3 nights of photography. It had been a long while since I took a trip dedicated to photography! As a new father, my world turned upside down and I found it to be much harder to spend extended time away from home. Every moment is so […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Death Valley National Park, Fine Art, Landscape, nature, photography, Superbloom 2016
by Navin Sarma
Here is my opinion of my best work of 2015! I whittled it down to 10 images — tougher than I expected but a good exercise in curation. This year, I didn’t get to travel much for photography but still was able to capture a decent variation of scenes. I hope to travel much more […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Best of 2015, Fine Art, Landscape Photography, photography, Year in Review
by Navin Sarma
I’m on a roll — going through images from my hard drive and finishing those I have never presented. Here’s a set of nature images, including one from the White Mountains of the Eastern Sierra. I tried processing this photo several times in the past and never liked the results. Finally, I have something worth […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Corporate Art, Fine Art, Landscape Photography, nature, photography
by Navin Sarma
I have continued to search through my archives to present images I had not finished before. In this set, I present several shots that show how colorful the city can be. Using water, such as the Potomac River and the Tidal Basin, can help to exaggerate color through reflections where colorful light is mirrored below […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Corporate Art, Fine Art, Landscape Photography, photography, Washington DC
by Navin Sarma
A couple of weeks ago, I flew out to Colorado to tour the amazing landscapes there during early fall. In fact, we decided to take the trip for my moms birthday. To this point, all of my photography trips have been solo affairs where I am completely focused on shooting. That involves staying as close […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Crested Butte, Fine Art, Garden of the Gods, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Landscape, nature, photography
by Navin Sarma
We just came back from a one day trip in Blackwater Falls State Park and Canaan Valley in West Virginia! Though it was wet and foggy, it was really nice to see the sights in the park. I think too often, landscape photographers worry about “great” weather and colorful sunsets/sunrises. Weather like this challenges you […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: autumn, blackwater falls state parkw, Fine Art, nature, west virginia
by Navin Sarma
Last night was clear, but beautiful as a soft pink hugged the horizon below deep blues and the clear sky, If you haven’t been to the Air Force Memorial, you’re missing out on one of the nicest structures in the city
Categories: Blog • Tags: Air Force Memorial, Corporate Art, Fine Art, photography, Sunset, Washington DC
by Navin Sarma
As a landscape photographer, often times I must plan and travel to capture a shot I want. Sometimes, it is a grueling process that involves skimping on sleep, hiking long distances (perhaps in the dark), carrying gear, and finding the way home. This process is essential to create many provocative photographs. But it’s not the […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Abstract, Fine Art, Landscape Photography, ocean, photography
by Navin Sarma
I recently finished a project to stock a prominent Washington, D.C. law firm with 5 large format canvas works! It was an awesome project and the designer did a wonderful job with the entire office (not just photography). Here’s a sample of one of the works, a 51″ x 82″ print of the U.S. Capitol. […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Canvas Print, Corporate Art, Fine Art, Hospitality Art, Law Firm Art, photography, Stock Photography, U.S. Capitol, Washington DC, Washington DC Fine Art
by Navin Sarma
It’s been an eventful past several months with some pretty sweeping life changes. Some great, some bad, but such is life. While these events have taken my time and thoughts away from photography, lately I have come back around to re-evaluate my plans. I constantly ask myself questions to make sure that I am following […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Commercial, Fine Art, High Resolution, Landscape, license, Lincoln memorial, photography, Supreme Court, Washington DC, washington monument
by Navin Sarma
I find myself always moving to a panoramic when I shoot at this side of the Tidal Basin (near the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and Martin Luther King Memorial). In contrast to my last image, this was slightly later in the morning just after the sun had risen. The brighter and more direct sunlight turned […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: DC Stock Image, Fine Art, High Resolution, man and nature, panorama, Panoramic, photography, Rights Managed, sunrise, Washington DC
by Navin Sarma
NPS recently announced that the peak bloom for cherry blossoms in 2015 in Washington DC and the Cherry Blossom Festival is April 11-15 2015. You can read more on the National Cherry Blossom Festival or NPS website. The past few years have flipped between peaks in March and April. This picture is from March 2011, […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: 2015, cherry blossoms, Commercial Photography, Corporate Art, Fine Art, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Park Service, Peak Bloom, photography, Washington DC, washington monument
by Navin Sarma
Nice to see my shots commissioned for the Air Force Memorial all over the 2015 Calendar and Brochure! I counted 10 of my images (including the cover) on the calendar, and all of the images on the brochure! Go check it out next time you’re visiting the Air Force Memorial — in my opinion the […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Air Force Memorial, Commercial, Commission, Fine Art, Landscape, photography, Washington DC
by Navin Sarma
Sleet and freezing rain, while treacherous, provide a beautiful ice coating to most subjects in the environment. Trees look especially beautiful after such precipitation. I remember being so fascinated by this in my youth – especially at watching the ice come off like molding off of branches and leaves. This sort of ice is hard to […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Abstract, Advertising Art, Art, Commercial Art, Corporate Art, Fine Art, High Resolution, Ice, Large Format, Trees, Washington DC Images, Weather, Winter
by Navin Sarma
Yesterday evening, the forecast called for a cold front and a snow squall to hit our area just around sunset. A perfect time for me to capture a burst of snow at Great Falls National Park! I scampered towards the rocks… a bit treacherous given that they were icy and snow covered. I also had […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Fine Art, Great Falls National Park, Image License, nature, panorama, photography, Prints, Snow, Stock Images, Washington DC, Winter
by Navin Sarma
This morning I went down to the Vietnam Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and Washington Monument to check out the snow that had fallen overnight. At first the morning was gray, but soon after sunrise, the clouds began to break. The sun brought a bit of warmth to the scene that contrasted nicely with the blue sky. […]
Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Fine Art, High Resolution, Large Format, license, Lincoln memorial, Prints, Snow, Stock Photography, Vietnam Memorial, Washington DC, Weather, Winter
by Navin Sarma
Yesterday, we had our first snowfall in the Washington, D.C. area. I for one am ALWAYS excited about the snow. Though there can be trecherous conditions and people can get hurt while driving, if people can keep as safe as possible, it really is a glorious time to be outside and enjoy the environment. Nothing […]
Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Corporate Art, Fine Art, Landscape Photography, Large Format, National Mall, Nature Photography, Snow, Snowfall, Washington DC, washington monument, Winter
by Navin Sarma
Another year and another moment to reflect! This was my fourth full year of doing photography seriously, and eighth year overall. I have certainly come a long way in these four years: learning intricate technical methods to produce modern imagery, shifting my thinking about photography from that of ‘recording my surroundings’ to ‘creating an image […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Best of 2014, Fine Art, Landscape Photography, Large Format, photography, Top 10 Images of 2014, Washington DC, Washington DC Photography, Year in Review
by Navin Sarma
I just finished a big project to stock the Air Force Association Headquarters with images from the Air Force Memorial. The canvases were really large, ranging from a triptych of three 24″ x 36″s, to 40″ x 60″s, and one 55″ x 80″. Check out the images below:
Categories: Blog • Tags: Air Force Assocation, Air Force Memorial, Canvas, Corporate Art, Fine Art, photography
by Navin Sarma
TONIGHT, Come celebrate my biggest milestone to date as a photographer, and see my work as it was meant to be seen — NOT as a small pic on the web with a watermark, but as large format acrylic mounted, fine art pieces. Even if you can’t come you can SUPPORT me by sharing this […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Fine Art, l2 lounge, Large Format, photography, Washington DC
by Navin Sarma
This morning, I hosted a private workshop on the Tidal Basin. We went to one of my favorite spots, the Kutz Bridge, for sunrise. I constantly find myself enamored (at least for now) with the way sunrise light plays with ripples in the water; I like this effect much more than long exposures that smooth […]
Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Corporate Art, dc photography, Fine Art, High Resolution, images, Large Format, license, Photography Classes, Photography workshops, Prints, Washington DC
by Navin Sarma
On my last trip to the Air Force Memorial, I set out to capture the three spires of the missing man formation at the Air Force Memorial as three separate image, so they may be arranged as a triptych when printed. This attempt was pretty successful, I think. I tried to have each spire hold […]
Categories: Blog, Caribbean, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Air Force Memorial, Corporate Art, Fine Art, Large Format, man and nature, Missing Man Formation, Night, photography, Washington DC, Washington DC Photography, Washington DC Photography Classes
by Navin Sarma
Yesterday, I kicked off my summer bootcamp of 16 washington dc landscape and nature photography classes at the Iwo Jima Memorial (otherwise known as the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial). We had a great group of motivated participants and after a slightly uneventful afternoon of light, were treated again by the post-sunset city glow that graces […]
Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: DC Stock Images, Fine Art, Iwo Jima Memorial, Marine Corps Memorial, Photography Classes, Washington DC, Washington DC Corporate Art, Washington DC Photography Classes
by Navin Sarma
I was sifting through my archives and came across my trip to New Zealand in 2008. This was when I was first toying with photography and was having fun capturing the majestic landscapes around me. If I had the chance, I would change most everything about the images I captured in New Zealand. At the […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: acrylic prints, canvas photo, Fine Art, Fine Art Print, High Resolution, images, Landscape, lessons, new zealand, photography, Print, workshops
by Navin Sarma
Washington, D.C. has had a more brutal winter than we’re accustomed to. It has been much colder and snowier than in the recent past. As I have mentioned on this blog, I for one am OK with a real winter like this. But, it’s also fun to break out and experience warm weather in the […]
Categories: Blog, Caribbean • Tags: Belize, Caribbean, Caye Caulker, Corporate Art, Crystal Cave, Fine Art, fine art prints, High Resolution, Landscape Photography, Large Format, Nature Photography, photography
by Navin Sarma
The last few years, winters in DC have been mild and boring. 60 degree days and no snow or ice to speak of. I appreciate each season and as such, like winters that actually feel like winter. Give me cold weather, sleet, snow, and everything in between and I’m a happy camper. As long as […]
Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: 2014, Corporate Art, DC, Fine Art, Ice, man and nature, Monument, Monuments, nature, photography, Prints, Sleet, Snochi, Snow, Snowchi, Washington DC, Winter
by Navin Sarma
Hi everyone, I just recently completed a set of images of the Air Force Memorial in Fall and Winter 2013. I hope I can create a few more winter shots before the season’s end! Also, you can pick up an Air Force Memorial Calendar from the Air Force Association. In it, you’ll find several of […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Air Force Memorial, autumn, Corporate Art, DC, fall, Fine Art, Large Format, photography, Washington DC, Winter
by Navin Sarma
Early in November, I set out to the U.S. Capitol to recreate a shot that has been a popular print for me: a panorama of the U.S. Capitol with peak fall foliage under gray, rainy skies. I really love the contrast of grays and fall foliage and can appreciate why this shot has been popular. […]
Categories: Blog • Tags: Art, autumn, Corporate Art, Fine Art, High Resolution, images, Landscape, nature, Office Art, photography, U.S. Capitol, Washington DC, washington monument
by Navin Sarma
Tonight, I went to the U.S. Capitol to recreate a rather popular print of mine. I was never fully satisfied with it, and wanted to improve the end product. While I think I was successful in capturing the image I wanted, I also had to capture what turned out to be one of the best […]
Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Corporate Art, Fine Art, Landscape, Large Format, nature, photography, U.S. Capitol, Washington, Washington DC, washington monument
by Navin Sarma
As I continue to process the images from my Eastern Sierra trip, I wanted to leave you with some other work I have been developing for the past several months. For the past few months, you may have noticed that I have shot and posted many images of the Air Force Memorial, in Arlington, VA. […]
Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Air Force Memorial, Corporate Art, dramatic, Fine Art, Large Format, photography, poster, Print, sunrise, Washington DC
by Navin Sarma
Earlier this month, I went on a 4 day lightning tour of the Eastern Sierras, including Mono Lake, the White Mountains, and some small sights in between. As an East Coast city guy, it is always a fantastic and memorable experience to travel out west. Dramatic geologic events of the past still show their mark […]
Categories: Blog, Landscape • Tags: dramatic, eastern sierra, Fine Art, HDR, Landscape, Landscape Photography, Large Format, milky way, nature, night photography, orange, photography, red, surreal, Washington DC
by Navin Sarma
Yesterday, I hosted another photography workshop at the Iwo Jima Memorial to witness the Super Full Moon over Washington DC. The Iwo Jima Memorial and Netherlands Carillon are very popular spots to witness moonrises as they both offer eastern exposures and a view over Washington D.C., including the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial. When shooting […]
Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Acrylic, Canvas, Corporate Art, DC, Fine Art, Iwo Jima Memorial, Landscape, Large Format Photography, Photographer, Super Full Moon, Washington DC
by Navin Sarma
Dramatic weather can produce dramatic photography! Over the past few days, we have had some intense weather here in Washington, D.C. Everything from black clouds, huge winds, tornados, and deluges. In many cases, these situations are disasterous to photograph. Water and electronics DO NOT mix! But in certain situations, bad weather can create unique photographic […]
Categories: Blog, Washington, D.C. • Tags: Acrylic, Air Force Memorial, Canvas, Corporate Art, Fine Art, Landscape, Large Format, photography, Print, Sunset, Washington DC