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Website Launch with New Design & Format! 1024 542 Jeff G

Website Launch with New Design & Format!

I’m excited to announce and share the launch of my website with new design and format! My website has new features and photos. I curated and started all new photo galleries and content. For standard prints & products, you can access my Fine Art America website content by going to the ‘SHOP’ menu. I added…

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Product Review: Laowa 10mm f/2.8 lens for Z-mount 1024 576 Jeff G
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Product Review: Laowa 10mm f/2.8 lens for Z-mount

Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF (14 Blades Manual Focus) for Nikon Z Mount In November-2025, I was preparing and planning for my mid-December Geminids meteor shower photo trip to Arizona. This was to be my first time to shoot a meteor shower. As part of that, I was looking for a widest wide angled lens…

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Product Review: Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 1024 575 Jeff G
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Product Review: Viltrox 85mm f/1.4

VILTROX 85mm f1.4 Pro Z Lens, AF 85mm f/1.4 Z for Nikon Z-Mount, Portrait Lens I recently bought the Viltrox 85mm f/1.4 Pro lens for the Nikon Z8. Several photographers noted that it was a great lens for sports photography – being a bit more than the standard 24-70mm lens, but not the beast that…

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Astro Photography: Meteor showers, Prepping To Shoot The Geminids: My First Meteor Shower! 432 432 Jeff G
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Astro Photography: Meteor showers, Prepping To Shoot The Geminids: My First Meteor Shower!

Lead Photo by Nick Iliasov on Unsplash, cropped version used. Originally Published on Medium.com, 25-Nov-2025. Edited for website posting. All images © Jeff Goetz. Have you ever photographed a meteor shower!? I haven’t yet (hence, the Unsplash cover photo), but I’m about to give it a try in December. When I visited Big Bend National…

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Choosing a Camera versus a Phone App, What My Camera Gives Me That My Phone Doesn’t 450 349 Jeff G
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Choosing a Camera versus a Phone App, What My Camera Gives Me That My Phone Doesn’t

Choosing Process, Intention, and Presence Over Convenience Originally Published on Medium.com, 10-Nov-2025. Edited for website posting. All images © Jeff Goetz. Okay, I admit it. My iPhone 17Pro’s cameras are pretty darn good. The phone app’s algorithms usually create great photos. You can look on Instagram and quickly find folks sharing photos made on their…

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