Yes, You Can Trust Your Professional Photographer (Essay Nine)
I don’t have a photograph to run with this article. I wouldn’t want to even think about what photograph I would run here. And,...
Read MoreDoes Vison Trump Gear? (Essay Eight)
Recently an article caught my attention over at TIME. “Last Launch: Dan Winters and the Shuttle Program. TIME had commissioned...
Read MoreTrees, Roots and the Artist (Essay Seven)
Photography at its best can be a reflection of the world in ways that we have never been seen before. It is the photographer’s...
Read MoreKeith and the Kudzu (Essay Six)
Keith was a photographer in Atlanta, Georgia. A dedicated artist and all around fun guy, he nonetheless harbored a deep and unrelenting...
Read MoreThe Big Camera (Essay Five)
My Deardorff is still one my favorite cameras. Starting to shoot Tintype with it, but it is a bit slow going. I don’t have the time...
Read MorePop’s Wallet. (Essay Four)
My dad passed in 2000. He lingered on in a kind of a funk for so long, and got a little… well… uncharitable toward the end....
Read MoreRoots. (Essay Three)
When I was in my early teens I happened upon some photographs by Weston, Cunningham and Adams. I had been making photographs for a few...
Read MoreMy First (Real) Camera – Essay 2
I am not a camera geek. I don’t get into all the machinations of new this and new that. Not a part of my DNA it seems. I tend to...
Read More“Coming Home” – Essay 1
Today is August 8. An interesting day for me. It’s some sort of milestone that people celebrate, but I usually spend some time to...
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Glad you dropped by. This is my love and my muse. We talk about photography here, as well as the folks who make images. I am very focused on commercial and fine art photography, and we don't really spend all that much time on weddings and such. I have written 5 books - two I give away here, and two are for sale at Amazon, and the 5th one is being edited and designed right now! Thanks for visiting, leave a comment or join me the social networks...