The Story Behind Every Photograph
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...
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...