T.M. Rooney Photography was borne of a passion for black-and-white photography that began somewhere around 1970. My first camera was a Minolta SRT-101 which accompanied me to countless rock concerts, sporting events, picturesque seaside towns from New Jersey to Florida, the awe-inspiring American southwest, and on travels all across the U.S. Time and time again I found that, of all the nature, landscape, architecture, people, and events I captured on film, my favorite images were those in black and white. As time went on, I added digital cameras to my bag, still straddling the worlds of color and black-and-white photography but always gravitating back to monochrome.
I now make my home on Mount Desert Island, Maine, a place where the mountains meet the sea. I am blessed to have Acadia National Park for a backyard, where I can capture the wonder of our unique natural surroundings every day. The ruggedness of the people and coast of Downeast Maine. The ever-changing beauty of the sea and sky. Life as majestic as a soaring bald eagle and as fragile as the lichen clinging to the bold granite of our coastlines. From antique barns to oceanfront mansions and hushed lakes to cascading waterfalls, I seek to capture the feel of daily life in our island home.
And while we find the possibilities for great photography almost endless here, travel is still a passion and variety is, as they say, the spice of life. The cameras will always be packed and ready to go, no matter where life takes us. If you’d like to share in our adventure, simply subscribe in the right-hand column with your email address and you’ll receive a notification of every new posting.
Why Black And White?
Black-and-white photography brings forth textures, lines, patterns, and contrasts that nurture and expand the viewer’s perception of beauty, emotion, and meaning.
Every day, as we go about our lives, we experience the world in full color, from the mundane to the awe-inspiring. At T.M. Rooney Photography, our calling is to transform the everyday into something extraordinary. In the field, we must “think and see” in black and white in order to deliver a different perspective, a different way of imagining the world. We strive to bring out the full potential of every subject through black-and-white photography.
The timelessness of black-and-white photography enriches the soul, enhances understanding of our world, and encourages us to embrace simplicity, introspection, and tranquility. Incorporating black-and-white photographs into our personal and professional spaces can inspire creativity and productivity or create a calm and harmonious atmosphere. We hope you’ll make a home for some of our images in your home or workplace.
