Photography by Ian L. Sitren

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APA Sourcebook 2024

I always look forward to the annual publication of the APA Sourcebook. It is very exciting to be alongside some of the best photographers in the world. This year one of my all time favorite photographs, Natalie Lyle. American Photographic Artists 2024.


National Jelly Bean Day

Jelly Beans likley date back to 1861. This is 3lbs of them. They are perhaps the most consumed candy in the USA. Go to FoodArtPhotos.com to see more of my photographs of fast food, snack food, foods of our American experience and more. Keep watching for your favorites.

14 Sunspot Regions

From this morning, 14 Sunspot regions make this the largest number so far in this Solar Cycle 25. These Sunspots have been throwing off Coronal Mass Ejections combimed with a fast Solar wind are causing strong geomagnetic storms on Earth. Auroras have been seen as far south as Pennsylvania, Oregon and Iowa. 04-24-2024

Cessna Pilot AI

My idea of a Cessna pilot. Created in AI. A friend of mine tried creating a woman pilot and it did not work out. So I gave it a try. I think it works. Although I can see an error.

Walking The Street After

This is something I would love to shoot. However it is in my imagination and created in AI. I certainly prefer the reality of my actual photoshoots. It is not the same.

Animal Crackers

Here it is! National Animal Crackers Day, April 18th. The original manufacturer Stauffer’s Biscuit Company produced the first batch in 1871 in York, Pennsylvania. Stauffer’s is still making them and here they are.

My food photographs are at http://FoodArtPhotos.com Snack foods, fast foods, foods from our American experience and more. Photographed much differently than you might expect. Keep checking back to see your favorites. I will be adding much more. Thanks!

ZUMAland Featured

Very excited to be featured on the blog for ZUMA Press. One of my photographs of the Aluminaire House at the Palm Springs Art Museum on CNN. ZUMA is the largest independent press and wire agency in the world. April 15 2024


I find this place so very interesting and scenic. The Cholla Cactus Garden in the Pinto Basin of Joshua Tree National Park. The Cholla thrive here becuase of the exact right conditions. Also the stems are too heavy for the wind to carry so they stay right in the area. 04-07-2024

My Eclipse On ZUMA

Excited to see my photograph of today’s Solar Eclipse on the front page of the ZUMA Press website. Zuma is the largest independent press agency in the world. Only a partial Solar Eclipse here in Southern California. 04-08-2024 Palm Springs

Solar Eclipse 04-08-2024

Photographed the Solar Eclipse (partial) at it’s maximum coverage at 11:14am PST as seen from Palm Springs in Southern California.

Through The Lens

“No Butter” my photograph in the “Through The Lens” show at the Artists Council Exhibit through April 21st. You can visit the show at the Artists Center At The Galen or online. Take a look! Thanks! https://acstore.artistscouncil.com/collections/through-the-lens-2024


SpaceX Launch On ZUMA

Very fun to have one of my photos of the SpaceX launch last night featured on the front page of ZUMA Press. ZUMA Press is the largest independent press agency and wire service in the world. I have been with ZUMA for approximately 16 years. Thanks ZUMA! 04-07-2024


30,000 People Per Month

Have you ever visited my website? https://www.secondfocus.com It is a site created on liveBooks which I subscribed to at least 20 years ago. liveBooks became the de facto standard for professional photography. I was one of the very first to use them. Likely now I am the longest running photographer on their huge platform. It is visited by some 30,000 people per month. I will be making some changes to it in the next few weeks to exhibit my new projects. But for now, take a look and Thank You! https://www.secondfocus.com


Chainmaille Cape

A beautiful woman wearing a chainmaille cape walking on a city pedestrian bridge. Created in AI. Not the same as photographing a woman in chainmaille as I have been doing a few times.

Not AI

I might try out and explore AI, but when I take a camera with me, it is my 1950’s Leica IIIf film camera.


SpaceX Launch Video

Visible over Palm Springs last night, the launch of a reusable, 2 stage Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Placing 22 Starlink satellites in orbit for SpaceX. April 1 2024

SpaceX Launch

Carrying 22 Starlink satellites, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Falcon 9 is a reusable 2 stage rocket. Photographed here in Palm Springs California April 1 2024

Chess And Wine

I have decided to learn to play chess and drink wine at the same time. As long as my instructor is her at the sidewalk cafe in Paris. Or anywhere actually. All AI generated.

Fashion Behind The Scenes – A.I.

A studio fashion photoshoot. However created in AI. The tell-tale sign that I am not the photographer in the scene… I don’t have that much hair on my head.

AR3615 Even Larger

Sunspot Region AR3615 in the last 24hrs has increased in size 50% and now made up of 63 individual Sunspots. It is 3,360 million square kilometers Almost 20 times the size of the Earth. It continues to generate flares and geo-magnetic storms. March 25 2024 Palm Springs California

A Better Baseball Game

This would be my preferred Baseball game to photograph. Created with AI.


Cloudy And Windy Timelapse

Lots of fast moving clouds and a very windy day. Timelapse. March 23 2024. Palm Springs California

Active Sunspot Region

Sunspot region AR3615 has more than doubled in size in less than 24 hours. It is actually 54 individual Sunpots covering an area almost 5 times larger than Earth. It has produced numerous flares and Coronal Mass Ejections and is expected to continue, causing radio blackouts and Auroras. March 24 2024 Palm Springs California

Dance

An extraordinary woman in front of my camera. https://www.viktoriamodel.com