Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and their chosen image.

W. Keith McManus has been a documentary photographer and filmmaker for over 50 years. Kieth worked for U.S. News & World Report for six years and was involved in creating the magazine’s web presence. He has also been full-time faculty at the Rochester Institute of Technology, School of Photographic Arts & Sciences.

W. Keith McManus architectural photo
Sony A6300, E PZ 18-105mm f4 G OSS, ISO 1/640 at f/8

Why and how Keith created this image

The image was captured in the West Philadelphia area. The sunlight reflected off the Penn Medicine building caught Keith’s eye.

He used Lightroom to convert the images to black and white.

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