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Author Archives: lthek

Laura Boston Thek is a published, self-taught Alternative Process photographer.  Born in rural Northern New Jersey, she has spent the majority of her life living and working in Europe.  She received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Fl.  She has enjoyed a long and varied art career, from Apprentice Conservator to Military Museum Designer and Fabricator to her current position as a Fine Art Photographer.  She lives in a 2,000 year old village along the sleepy Neckar River in Germany with her former Army pilot spouse and part time photographer and her canine companion and muse, Clover.  She is a prolific photographer consistently developing her photographic skills. Working with cameras from the contemporary digital to restored old analog and wet plate.

“Ladenburg…Eine Amerikanische Perspektive”

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 3:04am Posted in Announcements, Antique Cameras, Around my Village, Art for Sale, Equipment, Film, Gallery Showing, Germany, Large Format, Living in Europe, Observations, Portraits, Publication, iPhoneography

I am very excited to announce to you my first exhibit on German soil. “Ladenburg…Eine Amerikanische Perspektive” has been in the works for 4 years. It will be a collection of images, shot with various camera formats, digital, Film, Wet Plate and iPhone. From the really lo to hi tech I am...

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Ladenburg…An American Perspective

Friday, July 23, 2010 at 7:42am Posted in Around my Village, Art for Sale, Books, Gallery Showing, Germany, Living in Europe, Local Color, Observations

I am feverishly working towards a few events coming up this Fall.  One in particular is a small exhibit I am installing in the Rathaus, (Town Hall) here in my current village, Ladenburg.  It is a small way for me to say “THANK YOU” to all the amazing people I have met along my wanders...

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Love…on a String

Monday, July 19, 2010 at 5:49am Posted in Around my Village, Germany, Living in Europe, Local Color, Observations, Travel, Whispers

On my morning walk today I was stopped in my tracks by one word I saw on the ground before me…”LIEBE”, which translates to Love in English.
No matter what language you say this powerful word in,  you can’t help but be moved by it.
I love the idea of having Love on a string to wear...

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The Dragons Have Returned Once More…

Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 12:23pm Posted in Around my Village, Experiments, Festivals, Germany, Living in Europe, Local Color, Observations, Portraits, Travel

The Dragons have returned once again to our little sleepy bend in the Neckar river. Ladenburg hosted the 6th annual Dragon Boats races with 55 teams from local areas competing. The atmosphere was alive, especially because our long running heatwave broke the evening before the races, thus encouraging everyone to come and participate.
Our...

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