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Modern Pictorialism is my rebellion against the scroll.
 

In an era of hyper-sharpness and instant gratification, I'm working in soft focus and slow recognition. These images emerge from a technical choice—using a macro lens beyond its focal length—that transforms the world into fields of light, color, and shape. No recognizable subjects. No post-production. Just what I saw and felt in the moment.

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The lineage is deliberate: the painterly romanticism of Stieglitz's Photo-Secessionists meets the meditative color fields of Rothko. But this isn't nostalgic. It's a contemporary argument for photography as an evolving fine art—one that trusts atmosphere over information, mood over 'like' counts.

Poster Examples

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Australia

My 3 year Walkabout

In 2017, I started traveling to Australia for work every 30-45 days. My last trip was December 2019

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Spain

Art Sojourn

After a year and half of sheltering in place, I headed to Spain to uncover the 'Missing Valazquez, tour the village of Trujillo for Francisco Pizzaro's home. My journey continued South to explore Seville and Cordoba before visiting the second home of my favorite artist El Greco.

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Hawaii

Winter Wonderland

After visiting Spain and on the tail end of my sabbatical from Salesforce,
I convinced a long-time friend to meet me in Kauai for a Hawaiian winter.

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PARIS

Hiking up Montmartre

In July 2024, my wife and I met our daughter in Paris, and then headed to Altensteig for a tour of the Black Forest and then to Berlin, just before the start of the Paris Olympics and the  EuroCup Championship.

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Gallery Examples

Sonoma, 2022.
30x40 printed on aluminum

Kauai, 2022. ​
30x40 printed on aluminum

Melbourne Architecture, 2018. ​
40x30 printed on aluminum

All images © 2003-2026 Skip Roncal Photography
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