The New Traditionalist

In less than a decade, Jim Shoemaker went from being afraid of his SLR to a life filled with landscape photography and creating images that convey what the scene feels like

By William Sawalich, Photography By Jim Shoemaker

Published July 30, 2013
Updated October 14, 2016

When Jim Shoemaker relocated from Southern Michigan to Southern California 13 years ago, the move changed his life.

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