From Where I Stand
When I started taking my photography more seriously, I used a very simple concept: take a bunch of photos from a single vantage point. Move up, down, and around, but limit your ‘centre’ to a single point. This technique forced me to become more inventive, it forced me to carefully consider things that may not grab my attention right away. So rather than photographing a single subject I began to look for other elements that may not be obvious. I also forced myself to make photos in fairly mundane surroundings, looking for interesting elements.
This became the foundation to much of my photography. I spend a lot of time carefully assessing my surroundings and looking for the best compositions.
The ‘tag’, From Where I Stand has also made me realize that through all the photos I have made in the past several years, I have borne witness to some pretty amazing things, and I look forward to sharing more of them here, along with the stories of their creation.
“Every passage we walk carries the present forward, yet leaves a quiet echo of the past behind.” – Ed Lehming Today’s image is another favorite of mine from the Chiado district of Lisbon. Many of the cobbled roadways have these arches that lead to large, mostly private courtyards. This particular one was open…
“Where the hills rise and the tracks curve, Lisbon carries you gently through time.” – Ed Lehming 2026 OK, so I decided to go back to the start of last year’s Spain/Portugal trip and walk through the photos in a somewhat clean timeline. It will be my way of sharing photos and memories…
“Every path we walk is shaped by the footsteps that came before it and the ones we choose to take now” – Ed Lehming I’m taking a bit of a nostalgic journey and revisiting images from 2025, including many from my trip to southern Spain and Portugal. I may jump back and forth…
“In the quiet shelter of stone and sea, solitude becomes a companion—steady, vast, and deeply kind.” – Ed Lehming This photo is a bit of a gem for me. Taken on vacation last September in Lagos, Portugal, on Praia dos Estudantes, the Beach of the Students. Usually a very busy place, but by…
“The water stretches out like a quiet infinity, reminding me how small I am and how endless the world can feel.” – Ed Lehming Above is a photo of three islands at the east end of Lake Ontario. Despite the depth of the lake, geology plays its part and produces three low-lying islands…
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