Michele Sons 11/14/22 Michele Sons 11/14/22

Riversong Readings: Shinrin-Yoku

To mark the release of my new ebook, Riversong: Creative, Holistic Approaches to Photographing New River Gorge, I am going to start a series of blog posts featuring excerpts from the book. These will be varied in nature, but today’s excerpt is pulled from the artistic discussion on one of my favorite images from the book…

Michele Sons 11/13/22 Michele Sons 11/13/22

Dropped: RIVERSONG eBook

IT’S HERE. RIVERSONG: Creative, Artistic Approaches to Photographing New River Gorge is my brand new ebook, filled with instruction and inspiration for creating beautiful photographs in New River Gorge, West Virginia, the site of our nation’s newest national park.

Michele Sons 11/9/22 Michele Sons 11/9/22

Update: The Riversong Project

For the last couple of months I have been intensely focused on the creation of my newest endeavor, The Riversong Project, and today I’d like to write a little bit about the what, where, why, and how of this exhibit opening and ebook drop.

Michele Sons 10/23/22 Michele Sons 10/23/22

Musings on Motherland...Appalachia x Ireland x Japan

After years of feeling disconnected from the landscapes of Appalachia, recent discoveries about the connections between this land and the lands of Ireland and Japan helps me open up to feeling more at home here. Exploring these connections visually in a new personal project, Musings on Motherland, is a part of that exploration.

Michele Sons 9/13/22 Michele Sons 9/13/22

Announcement: The Riversong Project

Announcing The Riversong Project by Michele Sons - a solo exhibition of photography of the New River Gorge, accompanied by an ebook, coming in November 2022.

Michele Sons 9/6/22 Michele Sons 9/6/22

Beach Break: Photography at Assateague Island National Seashore

Images made at Assateague Island National Seashore, including breaking waves and wildlife with a brief discussion of technique.

Michele Sons 6/6/22 Michele Sons 6/6/22

Collaboration with Roanoke Arts Commission: Self Portrait Project Update

Michele Sons partners with Roanoke Arts Commission for WE ARE ART: The Roanoke Self-Portrait Project

Michele Sons 4/3/22 Michele Sons 4/3/22

Collaboration with Roanoke Arts Commission: Self Portrait

Michele Sons partners with Roanoke Arts Commission for WE ARE ART: The Roanoke Self-Portrait Project

Michele Sons 3/16/22 Michele Sons 3/16/22

New River Gorge Photography: Narrow Passage and the Poetry of Place

Michele Sons, a fine art landscape photographer from Virginia, documents her experience of a winter residency spent photographing New River Gorge National Park.