The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…April, 2024
Participate in Beauty I grew up hearing two memorable metaphors my Dad would use to illustrate big picture lessons. I've used them in raising my own kids and put a high value on their ability to portray a concept or thought with words. Short snippets of language can so succinctly convey a much greater message. I became friends with Luther Gerlach several years ago when he moved to Connecticut. Luther is as connected in the photo world as anyone I know after working for the J Paul Getty...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…March, 2024
Three Moustaches As a follow up to a recent Story Behind, "my photography has enabled unexpected friendships" I wouldn't have dreamt possible. I'm blessed to call some pretty famous people in the photography world good friends, certainly the most charismatic of those friends is Monty McCutchen. We first met in 2004, I was a featured speaker at a national photography conference in Springfield MA. At the end of my program a younger man came up and introduced himself and said how much he...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…February…2024
Snowy Trees, Raymond Gates Cemetery Wintertime is my most favorite time of the year to make meaningful photographs. I don't often write about failures, however, this is one ! For years I've been after a large format film image of snowflakes blurring an interesting composition, probably 6-8 times with 3 different large format camera formats. At the end of this story is a short video illustrating the snowy morning as well as an umbrella somewhat keeping the falling snow from the latest, and...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…January, 2024
Lucy Vincent Beach, Martha's Vineyard THIS IS NOT MY PHOTOGRAPH...please read on My photography has provided a terrific voice for me over the years ! What I mean by that is, my personality alone is not one that would motivate others to seek me out after chance meetings. My photography, even from an early start in the '80's drew the attention of others far more talented and knowledgeable than I. Over the years that has allowed me to engage in meaningful friendships with notables in the...