Biography

Todd's history & background as an artist:

Since my residence in Spain, my passion has been to photograph landscapes and historic architecture, primarily in black and white. In 2004 I discovered the quality of digital photography and learned how to convert color images to black and white. Since then I have not looked back. I have traveled and carefully photographed the historic districts of Rome, Paris, Venice, St. Augustine, Tampa, Charleston, New York and so on. I have also captured images of the mountains and sand dunes of Colorado and the dramatic treescapes of Florida, and will do more landscape photography during the next year and beyond.

Meticulous composition, poetic light and technical prowess are the pillars of fine art photography and I tirelessly pursue them and will never stop doing so. I have won several awards for my work over the past 2 years; nevertheless, I still have so much to learn. Also, I continue to closely study the work of the master, Eugene Atget, whose images of Old Paris are visual poems and are a source of inspiration. As such I feel a tremendous aesthetic and technical desire to reinterpret and revisit old architecture wherever it may be.

I shoot exclusively digital and my production is almost entirely in black and white My limited editions are archival inkjet prints printed on Epson’s Premium Semi-Gloss paper using Epson’s latest 8 color Ultra Chrome K3 inks. My images are available in other sizes; nevertheless, my forte is 13x19. Print orders and all inquiries may be directed at todd@oldworldimages.com or by calling Todd McDonald at 813-469-3765. Visit my recently revised website at: www.oldworldimages.com