Allison Kendall

@allisonkendall.bsky.social

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Photographer, artist, Californian transplanted to Winnipeg 🇨🇦 anti-generative AI, anti-fascist, humanist I post photos but also share work about the climate crisis, human rights & more happily, a work in progress www.apkphotography.com

A vertically composed photograph of an area of dense green plants, brush and shrubs. In the centre and closely surrounded by the late-summer foliage, a young bull moose stands partially hidden, just his head, velvety brown antlers, and tall shoulders visible. He looks over his shoulder at the camera, and shortly after this photo was taken he will walk into the nearby line of trees and disappear completely into the forest.
Abstract high-contrast black and white photograph of the rippling pattern of sunlight through water at the bottom of a creek. The shapes of light and dark smooth stones are faintly visible and add to the textural dimension of the image.
A photograph of a dark, atmospheric landscape. A beach and the white-capped waves of the Pacific ocean fill the lowest edge of the frame, with a line of rising mountains along the distant horizon. Above the land, the majority of the image is of the sky, with a sweeping, churning mass of dark blue-grey and greenish clouds extending across the entire sky. The edges of the clouds appear misty as a curtain of rain falls over the open ocean to the right-hand edge of the frame. The overall mood of the scene is ominous and dramatic.
Vertical photograph of stacked crab pots against a building. The pots are of varying shapes and sizes, from square to rectangle to round. Their frames show signs of wear and the dark mesh that makes up their sides is contrasted with the bright colours of green ropes, yellow floats and other miscellaneous elements. The wall of the building is covered in sheets of metal, and the overcast light lends the scene a general blue-grey tonality.
Photographed from above, an abstracted aerial view of layered water and sediment appears in diagonal bands of shifting colour. At the top of the frame, deep blue cold water shows the slight ripples of a strong sea breeze. Across the middle of the image, the water appears as an undulating green-blue, with a delicate edge of earthy golden-brown. The bottom band of colour is the same earthy golden-brown layered over dark green in a lacy, wavy pattern. The overall effect is of an image filled edge-to-edge with vivid but organic ocean colours that mix gradually along each layer boundary.
Close-up and slightly abstracted photograph of beach details. A weathered piece of driftwood extends from the lower-left corner toward the centre of the frame, and a delicate, sun-bleached plant rises from the top of the wood. The botanical details seem to glow against a backdrop of silky black and purple sand. Sunlight illuminates the textural details of rippled sand and wood.
Vertical photograph of a peaceful coastal scene. Soft white clouds and a blue sky above are reflected in perfectly still water below. Two darkly forested edges of nearby shoreline frame the centre of the scene, with a misty horizon of a mountain landscape in the distance.
Photographed from overhead, two blue-green glass vases are placed close together on a table to the left-hand side of the composition. The table is covered in textural soft grey fabric. Strong light and dark shadows cross diagonally from the left-hand corners of the image, passing through the vases and creating overlapping translucent shadows that make the two vases cast four distinct shadows.
Close-up photograph of a small monarch butterfly caterpillar on a half-eaten milkweed leaf.
A high-contrast photograph in shades of orange, peach, terracotta, with details in soft whites and sharp blacks. The exterior of a building painted with graffiti frames vertical windows. Just inside one of the windows a stack of books is piled on an orange-wood table, framed by faded off-white curtains above. The scene feels both warm and gritty, with mixed textures of stone, wood, plaster, and paint.
A vertical photograph of softly rolling hills viewed from above. The landscape appears smooth, almost sculpted, in warm tones of soft orange with lavender shadows. Delicate lines of riverbeds and roads follow the contours of the terrain.
A photograph of a meadow of dense grasses in shades of green and light golden brown. The textural layers of vegetation fill the frame, and in the centre a bright red flower blooms. The overall scene is illuminated by soft, warm light mixed with deeper shadows.
Blue summer skies and fluffy white clouds reflect in the water of Whirlpool Lake at Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. The dark forest recedes along the horizon while a breeze skims the surface of the lake, softening the reflection of the landscape.
A black and white photograph of the arched interior of a Civil War era fortification. The arched passages let daylight in from an adjacent courtyard, casting soft light and deep shadows across the brick arches and sharp corners. Some areas of the ceiling above appear to have flaking white paint which contrasts with the darker shadowy spaces below.
A tightly composed photograph of a lush, green temperate rainforest scene. A large mossy log sits in softly flowing water, while a reddish, smooth log rests across and against a nearby standing tree. The top of the image is filled with the layered textural greens of the leafy forest canopy. Closer to the bottom of the image and near the diffuse reflections of the water, green ferns and other plants hold waterdrops from recently fallen rain.
Abstract photograph of dark ice photographed from above. The ice colours vary from deep dark blue-green to black and grey. A series of cracks run diagonally across the ice, highlighted by the white of accumulated snow. Patches of snow are scattered across the ice in wavy, rounded drifts.
Screenshot of a signup form for a newsletter. The background is an abstract swirling pink and lavender mix of clouds, while the form text offers a quarterly newsletter about photography.
Photographed from overhead, two blue-green glass vases cast multiple shadows as several layers of reflected light create intersecting lines of shadow across the tabletop. The effect created makes it appear as though there could be four vases, with shadows overlapping at parallel and perpendicular angles. The overall tone of the image is a mix of soft grey and muted turquoise colours with areas of strong contrast and lighter shadows.
A vertical photograph of a dark and moody scene. The steep forested slope of a mountain rises above, cut-across by the white tumbling course of a small waterfall. At the base of the waterfall a sailboat rests at anchor, reflected in the glassy calm of the sea.
Raindrops clings to a window, obscuring and abstracting the colourful elements of a garden outside. Bright pink flowers, green and yellow leaves, and the dark branches of a tree all appear in soft-focus as patches of abstracted colour through a curtain of water.
The cover of the comic “I’m a Luddite (and so can you!) by Tom Humberstone, with a colourful illustration of a man using a sledgehammer to break a laptop computer. The graphical depiction is printed in shades of turquoise blue and magenta pink, with grey and black to define outlines and details. The book is being held in a hand at the right-side of the frame.
A group of trees stand tall in a meadow, their leaves and the surrounding grasses illuminated by low-angled, golden sunrise light. The tree leaves are mostly still a summer green, with small patches of yellow leaves and yellowing meadow plants showing the first colour changes of autumn. A bright blue sky with soft clouds is overhead, and the low, darker green of the forest beyond frames the horizon.
A black and white photograph taken on a hazy summer afternoon. In the foreground, a straw hat rests on a blanket, with a sandy beach extending beyond. In the distance and out-of-focus a group of people play with a volleyball, and in the misty background the shadowy forms of trees, buildings and a mountainous horizon rise into a pale sky.
A dramatic photograph of a red boat moored on a stormy summer day near the coastal village of Positano. The boat rocks on rough seas in the foreground, while the village sits along the steep rocky shoreline, framed by tall, rugged mountains and fast-moving clouds.
Abstracted details, a tree root finds ground between the textural tiled pattern of a pathway in Hancock Park, Los Angeles
Green leaves flutter in dappled sunlight, photographed in detail against the soft-focus background of several tall trees. The delicate lines of leaf-covered branches frame the main subject and a feeling of lightness and warmth fills the image.
A black and white photograph of a dandelion seed head, with feathery individual seeds still clinging together above the soft-focus texture of leaves and grass in a late summer meadow.
Urban photograph showing an interior courtyard at Granville Island Public Market in Vancouver, British Columbia. Low-angled morning light falls across the quiet space, a lone man eats at a picnic table while a seagull watches from nearby. In the upper-lefthand corner of the image, part of a large sign reads "Public Market" in white letters on a black background. The building that encloses the courtyard is partly in shadow, while sunlight illuminates a series of high windows with yellow painted frames. A red and white striped awning appears at the right-hand edge of the image. The building and picnic tables appear in varying shades of grey and light brown, while a blue sky with a light layer of clouds is overhead.
A photograph of the surface of calm ocean water. The late afternoon light illuminates gentle swelling waves and the glassy surface of the water is dotted with the delicate green-gold edges of kelp leaves emerging into the cool coastal air.
A stunning summer sunset fills the sky above with shades of vivid orange, pink, and purple reflected from soft layers of clouds. The road leads into the distance ahead, disappearing on the rainy horizon of the expansive Saskatchewan landscape. A smudge of rainbow against the dark horizon beckons.
A criss-crossing grid of steel girders appear in diagonal layers. The structure is painted a dark orange colour and backlit by bright afternoon sun filtering through a heavy layer of white, misty fog. The photograph is framed to create an abstract effect, removing the context of the bridge structure and making a smaller view of the steel girders the primary focus.
A close-up abstract photo of deeply sculpted wet sand, appearing almost as waves carved in stone. The sand glows softly in late-afternoon light, deep shadows cast by each rippled ridge of sand at low-tide.
Four large orcas break the surface of choppy blue-green waves. Water splashes past their faces and tall dorsal fins.
A dark row of tall trees stand silhouetted against misty foliage and branches beyond. Photographed in black and white, the contrast of the foreground trees with the softer, lighter grey and white background adds a sense of depth and mystery.
Photographed from the street, large wood-framed windows reveal an array of glassware and liquor bottles. A bowl of yellow lemons and a vase of fresh green herbs catch the sunlight between deep shadows, and the face of a woman is just visible, working at the bar.
A landscape photograph of rolling desert terrain. The rocks appear in soft shades of red, orange, coral, pale sandy beige, and are scattered with dark green shrubs and small trees. The landscape fills the frame of the image, with no visible horizon. A grey asphalt road appears and disappears from the top of the frame winding through the low hills to cross in the foreground. Cars appear small and toylike as they drive along the road.
Viewed through the bubbles and ripples of an old pane of window glass, abstracted shapes and colours fill the frame. An orange square of light glows through a small window in the side of an adjacent building. Pale early morning light washes the sky above in light blue. The texture of the glass in the foreground further abstracts the forms of the scene beyond, softening edges and mixing light and shadow throughout.
A quiet landscape photograph depicting a rolling landscape of hills. The grass and plants are various shades of golden-yellow with subtle patches of green. Soft clouds billow above the horizon into a sky of bright blue.
A vertical close-up photograph of tulip leaves emerging from the brown jumble of old leaf mulch. The tulip leaves are a soft green colour and appear tightly bound by a single old leaf that they have pierced as they grew.
A wide landscape photograph in hazy shades of blue and grey. A range of rugged mountains fill the horizon, their snow-capped peaks reflected in calm water in the foreground. A low line of forested islands appear to float on the lake. The sky above is bright summer blue streaked with high-altitude clouds.
A trio of flamingos sit on a muddy patch of ground. Their necks are tucked against their bodies, the feathers of their folded wings are visible in delicate detail. Other flamingos stand in the background, out of focus, and at the top-right corner of the frame the long neck of a flamingo and it's head appear to look at the camera. All of the birds are a vivid coral pink colour mixed with pastel shades and white. The muddy ground is scattered with feathers and some white bird droppings.
An abstract photograph of a rocky shoreline, where textured boulders meet wet sand and a calm pool of still water. The rocks are covered in delicate lines of small shells, in dark purple-black colours. Lighter yellow-green patterns grow across the upper parts of the rocks. The boulders fill the frame and are reflected in the water below, creating an illusion of surreal depth.
Detail photograph of the corner of a building exterior where a faded salmon-pink coloured wall and golden yellow wall meet. Looking up at the building, rows of green-shuttered windows are in various states of open and closed. The plaster on the walls is worn and weathered, with visible cracks and patches. The light is muted lending an overall quiet mood to the scene, with one window in the upper-right corner with its shutters wide-open and the glass reflecting light from the sky.
Viewed through a pane of window glass covered in raindrops, a lush green landscape dotted with yellow flowers appears out of focus in the lower half of the frame. The sky above is a moody blue-grey and full of rain clouds.
A horizontally composed photograph, the main subject is off-centre to the right-hand side of the frame. The subject is a vivid blue-purple anemone flower, a single green stem held in a heavy glass vase. The vase is triangular and the flower is held at the wide end of the wedge-shaped glass. The glass is textured with a small bubble motif. A bright beam of sunlight illuminates the vase and flower against a dark grey background. The vase and flower cast a shadow toward the centre of the frame.
Saturn V detail, Kennedy Space Center Florida, January 2013 Detail abstract photograph of the textures and colours of a Saturn V rocket. The finely ridged and curved metal appears to radiate from a dark centre low in the frame, while the rocket surface is covered in various shades of vivid green. The bright colour and patina is likely a result of the high heat and chemical exposure during launch.
A landscape photograph of an urban waterfront. At the centre, the main subject is a rusty barge with a crane, moored on calm and glassy water. In the foreground, vines and brambles fill the lower corners of the frame. To either side of the barge, in the middle-distance, buildings and waterfront structures rise, surrounded by trees that glow a warm golden colour in the sunset light. The sky is a soft and pale blue-purple colour, with a hint of pink, and the clouds are reflected in the water below. In the distance, the dark shape of a mountain rises along the coast.
Close-up photograph of a patch of bright green clover. The leaves and plants are slightly angled toward the light to the left of the frame, while their stems hold each plant at different heights, creating the appearance of a lush carpet of plants.
An abstract composition capturing the glassy rippled surface of a lake. The close-up perspective captures undulating waves that reflect blue sky and deeper green colours of the water below. Across the water small yellow leaves are scattered.
A rugged ridge of mountains rises sharply against a pale blue sky. The steep rocky faces form staggered peaks, ascending toward the highest mountain top dusted in snow. Soft evening light falls across the landscape, highlighting the stony terrain while clusters of trees appear tiny in the dark forested valleys below.
Abstract black and white photograph of a group of space rocket cones. This image was made from below, looking up at the rocket. The cones are viewed in profile and appear vertically across the composition. The cones are made of many intricately shaped and joined metal elements and their curving and overlapping shapes catch the light from various angles. The metal construction fills the frame edge to edge with a range of tonality, from bright highlights to shadowy patterns.
An abstract and detailed view of a section of rocky shoreline. Large smooth boulders rise above calm water. Small trees, bright lichens and moss grow along cracks in the rocks. These grey, light and dark green, yellow and brown organic details are reflected in calm, blue-green water below. The effect at the waterline is of a closely mirrored, surreal reflected horizontal pattern of shapes created by the stones and botanical elements.
Delicate crocus flowers with petals in vivid stripes of purple and white photographed from above. Bright yellow stamen glow in the center of the bloom, rising above delicate green leaves.⁠⁠ The leaves and ground behind the flower are in soft focus, emphasizing the details of the blooming flower in the foreground.
Illuminated by a small pool of window light, objects of interest are displayed inside one of the historical buildings at Fort Ross State Historic Park on the Sonoma coast of northern California.⁠ Wooden cooking implements, a blue and white china teapot, a basket of yellow-orange fruit, and a small straw brush are arranged on top of a tall wooden barrel and shorter wooden crate. The light from a window out of frame falls across the surface of the objects and their setting, while the scene around them lies in deep black shadow.
Architectural urban detail om black and white, a woman walks down a tiled spiral staircase in downtown San Francisco. Photographed from above as the woman steps off of the bottom step, the spiral staircase wraps around a large fern close to where she is walking. The pattern of the tiles and texture of the fern leaves add interesting elements to the composition.
Morning sunlight filters through the bright green veins and cells of a redbud leaf⁠. Individual cells are clearly visible and the leaf seems to glow from within.
Billowing white fog floats low in a bright blue sky along the horizon above a shimmering Pacific Ocean, seen through a line of tall and dark coastal cypress trees with a gold-hued field in the foreground.
In this wide landscape view, a large metal sculpture stands on a quiet beach with a sunset sky and hazy mountains in the distance. The sculpture is made of a series of curved pieces that resemble the rib bones of a whale, or a portion of a broken ring. The soft and warm evening light adds a pink hue to the sky, clouds and sand. The inner edges of the rusty sculpture catches the glow of the fading sunlight.
A paperback copy of the book Catch-22 by Joseph Heller with its classic bright blue cover and small red figure of a soldier. The book is being held by a window with a snowy background beyond.
The unique curving glass and stone architecture of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights rises from the greenery of Peace Park on the Red River waterfront.⁠ People walk a path along the calm water in the foreground while above there is a bright blue sky with fluffy white summer clouds.