Black-and-white image of a performer in a top hat in the style of Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, Fred Astaire. Classic Hollywood image by Distant Era.

Part 1 of Distant Era's GOLDEN AGE OF THE SILVER SCREEN series features @crimson-stitch.bsky.social in a look inspired by Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Fred Astaire.

Full story and more pictures here:
traveller.distantera.com/golden-age-o...

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Painterly photograph-composite by Distant Era showing noble lord and lady standing in a great hall. Rays of light shine down on them from above.

n January, Natania and Nick made their final selections for their engagement portraits.

Here's their "great hall" portrait and the story behind the work on Distant Era's The All Worlds Traveller blog: traveller.distantera.com/a-distant-er...

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Thank you! You’re next!

Yesssssssssss!

Painterly engagement portrait of a couple sitting on a throne in a room lit by candlelight and firelight. They dress in fantasy medieval clothing, arms entwined. He rests his hand on the pommel of a sword.

In December, Natania and Nick hired Distant Era to make their engagement portraits.

Here's the story, the team, the gratitude, and some BTS on Distant Era's The All Worlds Traveller blog: traveller.distantera.com?p=5829&previ...

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Thank you! (And SOON!) 😀

Black-and-white 1930s-style photograph of a man smoking a cigarette, Old Hollywood/film noir style. The text Distant Era is at the bottom of the photograph.

Here’s another image from Distant Era’s Golden Age of the Silver Screen series, featuring the actor “Classic” Gary Henderson.

traveller.distantera.com/something-ol...

#photography #black-and-white

Black-and-white photograph of a woman in a vintage dress, lit with specific lighting and areas of deep shadow. The words Distant Era (aka photographer Steven Townshend) fill the lower part of the frame in an art deco typeface.

Distant Era announces our winter 2025 series, Golden Age of the Silver Screen, wherein we travel back in time to the era of big lights, big stars, big studios. In the words of Sunset Boulevard's Norma Desmond:

“I am big! It’s the pictures that got small.”

#photography #blackandwhite