The Story Behind Every Photograph

The Story Behind all these Photographs…April, 2023

The Story Behind all these Photographs…April, 2023

   This month's featured image is my signature image and has been written about in the past. However, this month's Story has a much different "back story". I've had essentially 3 passions in live, Family, Photography and Baseball, in that order as an FYI. So, to be able to use my photography as a means to support my grandchildren gives me the greatest of joys. 8 images have been have chosen for this promotion, including this month's featured image. Each are available in a very specific and...

The Story Behind Every Photograph…March, 2023

The Story Behind Every Photograph…March, 2023

    My Dad often used metaphors to convey a point. A favorite I grew up with, "Good Fortune is at the intersection of Opportunity and being Prepared". So, when an opportunity to meetup with classmates I went to high school some 50 years ago, I showed up. However, I was not prepared for the emotions of the reconnection. The reconnection quickly grew with these boys and girls, just kids is how I view them even today! Take DNA out of the equation and in every sense they are my brothers and...

The Story Behind Every Photograph…February, 2023

The Story Behind Every Photograph…February, 2023

     Wnek Pond, as I have named it, in honor of a close friend and terrific photographer Peter Wnek. Please take a moment to check out this very talented photographer's web page linked in his name above. Peter and I have been friends for 30+ years. Knowing I love winter time photography, particularly ice formations, Peter reached out to me back in January of 2018 and asked if I wanted to join him at a frozen swampy area he had discovered several days earlier. To be completely fair, Peter had...

The Story Behind Every Photograph…January, 2023

The Story Behind Every Photograph…January, 2023

Greetings and Happy New Year, 2023 !!       I love metaphors, so why not start 2023 with one! I've chosen this Back Story to "come out of the dark", on several levels. There has been a building inner struggle I've dealt with for several years now, all coinciding with getting on in age. The sheer weight of the large film camera and equipment I use together with the time to simply be ready to make the image has become frustrating at the most inopportune times. The mysteries of the wet-process...

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