Joe Reifer

San Francisco night photographer Joe Reifer photographs abandoned places. His photos feature ghost towns, industrial ruins, desert junkyards, and closed military bases. His favorite place to photograph is the desert under the full moon, with exposures typically ranging from 5 to 45 minutes. Joe blogs about night and fine art photography, and has taught Photoshop and Lightroom classes at colleges and workshops since 2007. He is a regular guest instructor with The Nocturnes, and co-teaches a popular series of night photography workshops at Mojave Desert junkyards with Troy Paiva.