Field Notes – Scott Murphy ⊙ Photographer

I Spy Little Eyes

Black pipe with googly eyes attached, photographed against a dark wall.

Once I noticed the first pair, I started seeing them everywhere: googly eyes on fire hydrants, walls, and bits of street furniture, turning city walks into a small scavenger hunt.

Crowd Control

A 323-second long exposure of the Winged Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre, with the surrounding crowd dissolved into faint atmospheric traces.

A Field Note on photographing the Winged Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre, using long exposure to turn a crowded museum encounter into an image of time, movement, and human presence.

Patience at the Water’s Edge

Black and white photograph of an adult swan swimming among reeds with three cygnets, two riding on its back and one beside it in the water.

A quiet Field Note from Kingston, where a managed stormwater pond becomes a neighbourhood habitat for swans, cygnets, and patient observation.

Upper Gap

A quiet evening beside Lake Ontario after completing my MA Photography final project. Photographed from Upper Gap using a 24-second exposure.