Caris Palm Turpen
Studio LightCatcher

Editorial Photography

Images seen and captured to convey place, experience, and story.

Having spent more than 50 years making and taking images, I’m showing only a millionth of what I’ve done. My aim here is to suggest—without being too literal—that I have pretty good hand-eye coordination. Editorial opportunities can hinge on milliseconds: miss that millisecond, and it’s gone. My work relies on anticipation, timing, and a thorough command of my equipment. I’ll rotate these images from time to time, so come back for another taste of the thrills, chills, and excitement…

Selected Photographs

Sculptor shaping a clay profile beside a woman’s face.
Sculpture Demo and Model
View from a horse-drawn carriage as two horses cross a green field.
Carriage View/Connemara Conservancy
Crowds watching Niagara Falls through the mist.
Niagara Falls
Woman floating in shallow water beside a blue float.
Rockport
Woman in red beside a red vehicle on a city street.
Parisian in Red
Rows of tall clear glass vessels displayed together.
Wine Glasses
A steep Paris street with pedestrians and the red Les Abbesses theater sign.
Les Abbesses
Smiling bride raising a glass.
Wedding Happy
White rooster standing among rocks and low plants.
Boss
Portrait of a man in a hat seated inside a café.
Parisian Café Portrait
Black-and-white close-up of a tear beneath an eye.
Tear Track
Three friends outdoors beneath a bright, clouded moon.
Moon Friends
Car driving through a tunnel lined with lights.
Earth Starship
People gathered around a bonfire outdoors at night.
Stars Gathering
Chefs plating dishes during dinner service.
Wine Dinner Plating
Food cooking in a pan over a kitchen flame.
Olives Sauté
Chef working at a kitchen counter.
Julia's Mussels
Woman tasting a pickle while another woman laughs behind her.
Pickle
Water running into a sink drain.
Washing
Man and woman talking over drinks at a café table.
Café Convo
Sculptor working on a clay figure in the studio.
WIP
Hands shaping a clay sculpture on a worktable.
Workshop Maker
Workshop participants gathered among sculptures in a studio.
Workshop Participants
Rain-wet pedestrian street in Taos after a shower.
Taos Backstreet
Two visitors looking across a pond from a boardwalk.
FW Nature Conservancy
Two people walking along a tree-lined path in autumn.
A Walk in Virginia
Cat watching rain on a window from a sofa.
Kitten's First Rain
Black-and-white cat’s paws resting on a textured cushion.
Targeting
Man holding a cat resting against him.
Je t'adore
Woman in a hat seated among a row of historic cannons.
Invalides Cannons
Wedding guests holding sparklers as the couple departs at night.
Wedding Departure
Four hikers looking across a lake from a grassy shore.
Lake Hike
Violinist playing onstage under blue lighting.
Manouche