Neal Stetson

Neal Stetson teamed with CSide Creations I borrowed my father’s old Ricoh 35mm film range finder camera to take on a trip to the new Disney World with my new girlfriend back in the 70’s.  I was hooked on capturing images of the exciting scenes around me as well as my pretty model.  I progressed from that old range finder to a 35mm film SLR and a talented life partner.  The camera gear changed over the years as my career at a Navy lab required me to document test setups onboard ship.  Those photos of grey cables on grey ships in the full sun forced me to be creative where I could (nice colorful shots of creeping red rust for instance) and to accurately capture the scene.  After 34 years I retired and we moved to our dream home on the Newport River in 2010.  I was free to spend time looking at the world through my camera with a new point of view.  I don’t have to document the scene anymore rather I interpret it and hopefully tell a story in my photos.  My style is influenced by all those years documenting ships, presenting a sense of realism along with the inexplicable.  I explore the local area capturing amazing details in close ups and the unexpected vistas in our Down East region.