“There’s no such thing as taking too much time, because your soul is in that picture.” — Ruth Bernhard (click image for larger view)
Category Archives: Places
Nature’s anxious to reclaim our dreams
Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. — Dorthea Lange dreams dug out of dirt exposed for all to see nature reclaims her (click images for larger view) When my father (and tool and die maker) died I moved his tools to my home. The milling machine sat in […]
It all seems so fragile
Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph. — Matt Hardy thursday morning she flew into the window and ann loved her alive (click images for larger view) a walk through the play ground continuing to learn the Ultima now with 90mm Apo-Rodagon […]
The prints and labs have gone away
“When photographing I want to reach and touch something that I feel is at the core of people.” — Mary Ellen Mark: 25 Years she lay on the ground propping the camera with sticks set the self timer ran to her friend and posed they repeated this dance several times then enjoyed the tiny screen […]
…the creatures …each a gift …radiant energy
“The ground we walk on, the plants and creatures, the clouds above constantly dissolving into new formations — each gift of nature possessing its own radiant energy, bound together by cosmic harmony. …Light is my inspiration… …profoundly significant, it caresses the essential superlative curves and lines. …the energy upon which all life on this planet […]
Awareness creates depth of experience.
“I thought I made a mistake once but it turned out it was a creative moment.” — Scott Fleming Have you ever approached your lover, intending a kiss good bye, then felt a warm breeze flow from their face to your own? Not speaking of breath here; rather an in-the-moment-hyper-awareness of the 98.6 degree F, […]
The importance of craft — technique
“A good documentary photograph transmits the information of the situation with the utmost fidelity; achieving it means understanding the nuances of lighting and composition, and also remembering to keep the lenses clean and the cameras steady.” — Sam Abell, Seeing and Shooting Straight Sunday morning: cold wind bites the skin even as the sun melts fresh […]
Net(not)working
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” — Ansel Adams Networks: My dear friend, David White, currently finds himself studying and testing networking concepts. He invited me to an event hosted by Katie Felten of MKE Live, a local chapter of LinkIn; a networking site for professionals. My interest, as always, revolved around “what does professional networking look and […]
Spider John Koerner at the UWM Fine Arts Recital Hall
“The photographic image… a message without a code.” — Roland Barthes Last week McKim Stropes phoned to inform me that Spider John Koerner would perform at the UWM Fine Arts Recital Hall. Memories flooded my mind. Back in the mid sixties some part of my awakening as a young man occurred at the Avant Garde listening to “Blues, Rags […]
words bouncing off visions
“I trust pictures, but no pictures in my world – because I know what goes on.” — Naomi Campbell So, sitting in the kitchen, reading The Nation, or rather articles within, which refer to the life, times and work of Roberto Bolaño, who said, “Then what is writing of quality? Well, what it’s always been: […]