Original Photography & Artwork byEDWARD MURPHY
Long Island
Dream Scapes
Light. Stillness. A world beyond the familiar.
Photographs of place, passage, and possibility. An exploration of Long Island’s shorelines, architecture, and quiet spaces.
Discover LI art through Edward Murphy’s original photography. This online gallery brings together Long Island landscapes and coastal scenes, celestial photography, and painterly photographic art. Explore black-and-white photographs and selective-color studies of familiar places, then meet the artist behind the work.
Places to pause.
01Long Island Dream Scapes
Familiar places. Another way of seeing.
Celestial Dreamscapes
Original terrestrial photography and original astrophotography by Edward Murphy. Familiar landscapes meet the immensity of the night sky.
Individual Works
Independent studies of place, history, light, and the natural world.
PIC PAINTING
Photograph-based, painterly treatments by Edward Murphy. Familiar places take on the layered surfaces and expressive textures of painting.
GENESIS EFFECT
The Genesis Effect is an evolving artistic photographic treatment developed by Edward Murphy as an extension of his selective-monochrome work. Inspired by the subtle blue-gray and silver tonal shifts he observed in automotive paint, the method introduces restrained chromatic undertones into otherwise near-neutral areas, while refining tonal transitions and preserving the photograph’s original geometry and carefully chosen color accents. Each study places the original photograph beside its Genesis Effect treatment, inviting viewers to compare changes in atmosphere, depth, and visual flow. All works begin with Murphy’s original photography and remain photographic edits of his captured scenes.
A personal way
of seeing.
Original photography and artwork by Ed Murphy (Edward Murphy), a Long Island photographic artist.
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