Ancient Photo Material
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Ancient Photo Material

Polaroid Works The camera itself was not that expensive. But all the stuff you needed to go with it added up quick. Especially the lenses. They could cost up to $2500 each or more, depending on their quality and you would need at least 3 different ones. It's funny, but those lenses are not so expensive these days, but that…
March 31, 2023Posted inMusings
Snubbed
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Snubbed

Attached is the historic “I almost missed this shot” from opening night of Benaroya Hall in September of 1998. Another funny story about this image. The Symphony put out a nice book about the process of building Benaroya. Lots of old photos, lot of new photos and this image was the center spread image. I didn’t know about the book…
March 20, 2023Posted inarchitecture, Celebrations, Seattle
Just Another Body Part
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Just Another Body Part

I suppose I have seen it all more or less. But then I have been in photography and the arts in general for about 50 years. I did my undergraduate work in graphic design and  my masters in photography and along the way studied a gazillion hours of art history. The big debate in the subject of the nude was always…
March 15, 2023Posted inMusings
Warm and Fuzzy
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Warm and Fuzzy

I think yes, that when I arrived in Seattle in 1984 I had already settled into a look as it were, a way of working. I loved black and white, shot a lot of infrared and in general was interested in the pictorial tradition or warm and fuzzy as I call it. And of course I was interested in the…
March 1, 2023Posted inMusings
Particularly Magical
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Particularly Magical

Hi,  Got your text and saw your FB post this morning. Neither are my preferred method of communication, so I write from here. I am glad you are finally reading Four Seasons in Rome. Charming little easy read. According to Amazon I bought  my first copy in September of 2007, right before I went to Rome for my first time.…
February 21, 2023Posted inRoma
And Yet I Ruminate
Posted inMusings Odds and Ends Seattle

And Yet I Ruminate

I guess the gilding the lily thing kind gets me and plays into my psyche a bit. The feeling of being criticized for doing something well. And wondering why? It also touches on a lot of old issues about whether I was a fine artist or a commercial artist? I am both, but am I good at both or merely…
February 2, 2023Posted inMusings, Odds and Ends, Seattle
Barely Worn Shoes
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Barely Worn Shoes

That’s interesting about her. I always knew she was quirky and carved her own path in life. But I always admired her for that. That she was able to do what she wanted to do in life and live life on her terms, even if it meant living modestly and as you say, off the grid. I hope whoever is…
January 23, 2023Posted inMusings, Odds and Ends, Seattle
Weary
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Weary

Entering the cold dark days of winter. I feel tired a lot. Physically, mentally and emotionally. Long walks help. But there's a lot of waiting. Waiting. And more waiting. When asked how I am doing, it really hard to say exactly and the only word that comes to mind is weary.
December 29, 2022Posted inMusings, Seattle, Uncategorized