The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…November, 2021
Happy Halloween !! Back around mid 2013 I became totally enamored with New York City graffiti. Good friend Tim Jones, an accomplished large format photographer himself and I stumbled upon some graffiti in Brooklyn one Sunday afternoon. We were so moved by the B&W opportunities we Googled other graffiti locations in or around NYC. Much to our surprise there was a 5 story 200,000 sq. ft. warehouse less than 7 miles away in Long Island City known as 5PtZ. The name 5Ptz signifies the coming...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…October, 2021
We've just returned from a 6 week journey to Texas. I had all good intentions of posting a September 1st Blog from the road. Simply put, hotel internet connections combined with little time in the evenings just didn't allow for a regular monthly Story Behind Every Photograph. This month's image was made way back before 2000 when I began keeping track of dates. Rebecca, Block Island was made with a borrowed 7x17" Korona "banquet camera". These type panoramic cameras were used back in...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…August, 2021
As the number of images I've highlighted in the monthly "Story Behind Every Photograph" approaches 50 I'm finding images with exciting back stories are waning. So, I began to think about a story of an image where I returned to the same location in the hopes of making a better image, or a better negative. That idea will have to wait as I came across one of my favorite 7x17 images, which happened as a result of a 2nd trip to the same location. My good friend and traveling partner Jack...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…July, 2021
Earlier this year my good friend and fellow large format photographer Joe Azoti reached out to me about a location here in Connecticut that he shared with me back in 2003. My January 2004 7x17" image is this month's featured image, albeit with an unexpected twist. The Ansonia Opera House was featured on the paranormal TV series Ghost Hunters back in May of this year. Turns out the Ansonia Opera House is reported to be haunted, and as a result was the focus of a recent New Haven Register...