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For years the church at the corner of La Grave and Goodrich in downtown Grand Rapids caught my attention. It’s triple domes adorned with steeple crosses and the 1920’s brick inlay architecture was an eye catcher. It’s officially called Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral. To the west and across the street is Wealthy Body Shop. In my Artist Statement there is a line that says “I am ever alert for juxtapositions that express irony, absurdity, and poignancy; I want people to feel both tension and resolution in my compositions.” The gritty Body Shop and the elegant Cathedral side by side expresses just this. The body shop’s yard being bordered in razor wire underscored this contrast. I knew I wanted to position my camera with the razor wire in the foreground and the Cathedral in the background. Everything had to have sharp focus which meant my medium format view camera had to be firmly mounted onto Gitzo tripod with an aperture of f22 and with both the tilt and swing controls carefu...

James Rasmusson is a resident of Holland Michigan who has been creating fine art photographs since the early 80�s. Jim�s photo-art is best known for themes that express the drama and majesty of nature. �I like to underscore the abstract and tease the mind. I am ever alert for juxtapositions that express irony, absurdity, and poignancy. I want people to feel both tension and resolution in my compositions.� Specializing in scenes from the Great Lakes region, the artist�s portfolios also include the Ozarks, Arizona and California, the Florida Keys, River Rouge, Chicago, �Suspended Amusements�, Nightscapes, Winterscapes, Ontario, and the Caribbean. The award-winning photographer�s work has appeared in many publications as...