ALMOST THERE
Dan Schwalm, 2026
"Photography is the new Realism."
- Lewis Baltz
chasing a shadow
a wall unattached
the horizon can’t be touched
foreground and background merge
the abstract is real
the real slips into abstraction
photograph the fog
photograph within a cloud
material
process
technique
repeat
partially translucent
an image unbalanced
the step adjusts
not arrival, but proximity
not clarity, but contact
as ink hits the glass
light reflects from the horizon
off the wall
back again
the wall gives
OK I think we got there
Dan Schwalm, 2026
"Photography is the new Realism."
- Lewis Baltz
chasing a shadow
a wall unattached
the horizon can’t be touched
foreground and background merge
the abstract is real
the real slips into abstraction
photograph the fog
photograph within a cloud
material
process
technique
repeat
partially translucent
an image unbalanced
the step adjusts
not arrival, but proximity
not clarity, but contact
as ink hits the glass
light reflects from the horizon
off the wall
back again
the wall gives
OK I think we got there
About the Artist:
Dan Schwalm is an architectural photographer for HDR’s global architecture company based out of Omaha, Nebraska. He creates visually compelling images for projects ranging in size from 1,000 square feet to millions of square feet for both domestic and international HDR architects, interior designers and other professionals to help tell their project stories, all while adhering to a corporate budget. Schwalm’s work is featured in many publications, and he has helped HDR win an ever-increasing amount of design awards.
www.danschwalmphoto.com
Dan Schwalm is an architectural photographer for HDR’s global architecture company based out of Omaha, Nebraska. He creates visually compelling images for projects ranging in size from 1,000 square feet to millions of square feet for both domestic and international HDR architects, interior designers and other professionals to help tell their project stories, all while adhering to a corporate budget. Schwalm’s work is featured in many publications, and he has helped HDR win an ever-increasing amount of design awards.
www.danschwalmphoto.com