The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…November, 2018
This photograph is not only near and dear to my heart, but also very nostalgic. The characters in this photograph from August of 1981 are my almost 6-year-old son, my soon to be 5-year-old daughter and one duck ! As it happened, on the very first roll of B&W film I ever processed for myself in a darkroom, Fuji Neopan 400 as I remember. I didn't realize at the time but their body language exemplified their personalities, at least until they went off to college. My son kinda of...
New York City Limited Edition Portfolio
There have been a number of inquiries on how someone can see the images that make up my New York City limited edition portfolio, below are the 13 images with titles and film size. NYC Rooftops...from Manhattan Bridge 7x17" Philips camera. J&C 200 film The End, DUMBO, 7x17" Philips camera. Ilford FP4 film Secret Window, 2004, 8x10" Burke & James camera, Tri-X film # 7 Train Girder, 5 ptZ, 5x7" Deardorff camera, Ilford FP4 film Faces,...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…October, 2018
I have a habit, some would say a bad habit of always looking out the side window of the car while driving. I'm always looking for something to put my camera in front of. Such was the case one time driving back over the Manhattan Bridge into Brooklyn, I noticed outside of the passenger's window these rooftops just covered in graffiti. In an instant, I knew there was a photograph there for me and one day I would return. That return came a few years later when over a 4th of July...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…September 2018
I have long wanted to showcase and write about the images I've made around the 9/11 tragedy. This month's featured image is the latest in a series tied to the tragedy of 9/11. This image along with another dozen images are part of my New York City portfolio which will be on exhibit at the Camera Commons gallery in Dover New Hampshire, Artist Reception September 30th, 1-4 pm and on exhibit through October. For a short period of time as the sun rises low in the sky from the East, it...