Eddie Soloway A Natural Eye

Workshops & Presentations

Over the weekend of June 14-15, 2025 I gave ten speakers the task to talk about the intentional journey, the downs and the ups, where ideas come from, and how to find your way. They walk the talk, they follow their hearts, they dig deep, and the conversations and ideas were rich and abundant.

By way of background, in 2020 and 2022, during the pandemic, I created Taproot, an online gathering with the purpose of nurturing the creative spirit. We needed community so much, and to be honest, it seems like we need it right now.

While many people attended live, most are streaming the presentations on Vimeo until September 15.

Click here to register. $129.00.

#1 Eddie Soloway – Filling the Well (Welcome to Taproot)
#2 Ron Pokrasso – Wanderings and Discoveries
#3 Aline Smithson – Call to Intention: Finding Purpose in Your Practice
#4 Valda Bailey – Intentional Ambiguity: The Role of Purpose in Abstract Photographic Expressionism
#5 Richard Blanco – Writing Home
#6 Tim Bruce – Knife skills. Fallen branches. Just scraps. And a hammer.
#7 Susan Kae Grant – Contemplation, Intuition & Spontaneity
#8 Eddie Soloway – Watching the River Run – Clarity, Curiosity, Commitment
#9 Pico Iyer – Across the World and Into the Heart
#10 Sam Abell – The Intentional Book
#11 Natalie Goldberg (Natalie and Eddie recorded a conversation in her home in late May.)

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Join my journey celebrating wonder, beauty, and inspiration.

Once a week I have been bringing a little pearl onto my Substack page. A short essay, an audio story, or perhaps a video. My hope is that they might deepen the way you see the world, as I believe one way into taking care of something is falling in love with it.

All the posts are free, and you are welcome to breathe energy in with some support. Here is the link.

Stars on Lake The Natural Eye Sessions – 30 years of experience, inspiration, and practical lessons distilled into six sessions

On the weekend of May 20-21, 2023 I recorded the most comprehensive dive I have taken into helping people see the natural world with fresh eyes, and getting what they see, think, and feel, into a photograph. The six sessions, each just under an hour, are now available to stream on Vimeo. There will be no expiration to access the recordings. Think of it as a permanent resource of creative content.

Natural Eye Session 1 – A Sense of Wonder • Simplify the Journey • Aesthetics of Light • Photographing with Intent
Natural Eye Session 2 – Tools: Seeing like a Lens • Understanding Focus • Understanding Movement • Previsualizing the Final Photograph
Natural Eye Session 3 – Putting the Frame around your Idea • Frame A – The Classic Landscape • Getting to Essence
Natural Eye Session 4 – Frame B – The Interpretive Landscape: Part 1
Natural Eye Session 5 – Frame B – The Interpretive Landscape: Part 2
Natural Eye Session 6 – Fine-Tuning Ideas • Wrap Up • The Spirit of Making a Photograph • Make Them Want More

Fee: $179.00. Fee includes indefinite personal access to all sessions. You will be sent links to all six sessions within three days of registering. To register, follow this link. Questions? eddie@eddiesoloway.com

The Expressive Landscape Series
How do you make a photograph that expresses more than the scene in front of you? Filmmaker Bob Sacha and photographer Eddie Soloway have created 35 inspiring and educational photography videos to inspire you to make your own, new, and personal photographs.

Click here to see the trailer.

SEE THINK DO Photo Cards
SEE THINK DO Photo Cards contain 144 photo cards designed to help you SEE the natural world, suggestions to help you THINK about making a photograph, and reflections to DO and bring it all together into important photographs.

Click here to purchase the cards with no shipping fees, an incentive for Amazon Prime members to order from Eddie. Click here to purchase the cards from Amazon. If you would like more information from the successful Kickstarter campaign which launched the cards, click here for details and to see the video which explains the philosophy behind the making of the cards.

Alumni Experiences

These photographic immersions put the emphasis on quality time in a wonderful place, to make important images, and make deeper connections. Workshop alumni receive periodic newsletters announcing the details of these adventures.

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