On Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 6:30 pm photographer Beth Buelow will do a presentation on “Creating Personally Iconic Imagery (Epic Location Not Required)” This will be a Zoom only meeting.
While it’s fun and energizing to capture iconic locations and scenes, what’s possible when we focus instead on the more personally meaningful? We’ll explore a different way of seeing “icons” and how they reflect your creative vision.
There’s a drive nature photographers share to seek out and capture the iconic landmarks and vistas. After all, those scenes are likely part of what drew us to landscape photography in the first place. But as popular locations become more crowded and vulnerable, we’re challenged to temper that drive and seek out new horizons. Instead of relying on photographing iconic locations, what if we focused on creating more personally iconic images? We’ll turn a few definitions on their head and look at how to release “epic location FOMO” in service to creating a body of work that reflects your distinct vision.
Beth is a Michigan-based artist, coach, and educator who specializes in abstract and minimalist photography. My guiding creative philosophy: If you’re not amazed, you’re not paying attention. Since my intention is to reflect the amazing world around us, my photography doesn’t fit neatly into one particular genre or subject. No matter the subject, her work often conveys a sense of calm, order, mystery, experimentation, contrarianism, and/or balance.
Here is link to one of her galleries.
