The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…January, 2022
Happy New Year 2022 With the dawn of a New Year, it's time to stare down the devil, confess my sins and see what 2022 holds !! During a 6 week car trip to Texas with my wife, I began having impure thoughts. "Just Relax" to quote my wife, I've been happily married for 47+ years. However, I'm conflicted between the limitations of large film photography and the possibilities afforded to the smaller, computer aided camera. For me, that's akin to being...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…December, 2021
This opening paragraph should validate my opinions and background as it relates to this month's Story. This past October marked 40 years I have been involved seriously with pro level photography. In 1981 I joined the Connecticut Professional Photography Association and quickly learned as much about what I did not want to do with my time in photography as I did going forward. Those formative years would yield the closest friends I have to date. Just two weeks ago my wife and I spent 5...
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...