Category Archives: Up Close

So why don’t I feel great about having a print chosen for the “Wisconsin Photography 2009” Exhibition at the Wustum Museum?

(click image for larger view) The Wustum Museum in Racine, Wisconsin, has a long and solid history of befriending serious photographers. In 1979 they began the tradition of a “Wisconsin Photography” exhibition. As I recall it was an invitational, as well as juried (selections made from 10 matted prints submitted by each photographer); and billed as […]

Friday’s for contemplation of flowers

Sonny Carter, over on the Leica User Group (LUG), began a tradition some many years ago. He decided that Fridays were for flowers. And he’s provided flower photographs to the list every Friday ever since. Over time other members have added to the LUG’s Friday flower bouquet. Ric Carter contributes steadily; as does Philippe Amard. […]

what do you look at? why?

“I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before.” — Robert Mapplethorpe “Constantly ask yourself, ‘what the heck would what I’m looking at look like framed, still, two-dimensional, in black and white?’ If the search for an answer gets your heart pumping, makes your throat dry and you become kind of gooey inside, it’s love. Don’t fight […]

Our man won and fresh snow fell

“A good photograph can penetrate the subconscious – but only if it is allowed to speak for however much time it needs to get there.” — Ralph Gibson (click images for larger view) The first moment after MSNBC declared the first Irish-African-American winner of the 2008 presidential election. first snow fell last night this morning, cold, […]

A photograph is not what is photographed

“…the fact of putting four edges around a collection of information or facts transforms it. A photograph is not what was photographed, it’s something else.” — Garry Winogrand My good friends at the Leica User Group have created a tradition called Friday flowers. I offer these in the spirit of that tradition. The blue flowers […]