The Story Behind Every Photograph
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...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…August 2018
I have long been fascinated with Graffiti and the derelict buildings where it’s common to find “Aerosol Art” as it is affectionately referred too. I did a bit of research some years ago and planned a Sunday trip to New York City with a good friend and fellow Large Format photographer Tim Jones to explore graffiti locations in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. We came upon many areas of street graffiti, however, parked cars lined the streets and prevented any graffiti access without...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…July, 2018
I first learned of the Arizona Slot Canyons from a workshop I attended in 1985 with noted photographer Bruce Barnbaum, who first learned of these bizarre wind and water erosion canyons on New Years Day a few years prior to the ’85 workshop. I still remember Barnbaum’s quote about these incredible natural forms, “this is the #1 Wonder of the World, every other Wonder must begin at # 3” That is how incredible these masses of sandstone are to anyone with an interest in all things needed...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…June 2018
My life in serious photography started quite by accident. It could be said there were signs in 1974 when I honeymooned in Bermuda and my brother suggested I take his 35mm camera along to record the occasion. As I remember I made about 200 slide exposures, less than a dozen with my new bride in the photograph. There was something brewing but nothing came of it until the early '80's. To this day there is a personal relationship of challenge and creating a visual being in every image I...