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I have slowly become frustrated with social media as a way to have conversations with like minded artists. With that in mind please consider doing the conversation on my newly...
Musings
Why I love portrait photography
Making portrait photographs is likely my most heartfelt connection to photography. I spent the first half of my photographic career operating a retail portrait studio chasing kids and family’s around...
New Work - The Dilemma
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Today I am wondering how many of you struggle with the making of new work. In my case I have around 100 new negatives for my trip to Paris, and...
Hello Old Friend
It has been almost 4 weeks since the last time I was on my press at Atelier Cascabel Press, first was the trip to Paris, then the COVID recovery.. I...
Paris 2022 - Les Invalides
The Grand Scale I am absolutely amazed by the grand scale of some of the places we visited, I try to imagine a time when projects like theses were somewhat...
Père Lachaise Cemetery - Paris 2022
I had never photographed in a cemetery before this, probably because a well known photographer I admire once said it shouldn't be done. This felt different to me, Père LaChaise...
Paris 2022 - Les petites vues
While walking in Paris with my camera it turns out I am the most drawn to photographing the small views. I am not suggesting that the grand views are not...
Strasbourg 2022
On the first Saturday we were in Paris we left by high speed train to spend the weekend in Strasbourg. I was invited to attend the opening evening of an...
On the road to Paris
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I am leaving on Tuesday for a 2 week trip to Paris, this is a trip I have been wanting to make for several years and I can hardly wait....
Keep on - Keeping on
I have been thinking this last week about why I make photographs and what keeps me going forward and making new work. For years I have realized and talked about...
On the road again - Traveling and photographing
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On the road again Travel photography can be thought of in a couple of ways, making photographs to encourage travel to a destination, and making photographs while traveling. My only...
What's the big idea
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Photographer Paul Strand once said that he liked the concept of putting a big idea into a small picture.
Finding inspiration
I have been thinking recently about the difficulty of scheduling inspiration. I often have the desire to make pictures, or I see something that inspires me, but I’m not actively...
Take your foot off the brake
All of us have experienced pauses in our work – times when it is difficult to think of a project, or to find the time, or to prioritize our photography. Whether...