Curtis v. General Dynamics
Posted inMusings Seattle Washington DC

Curtis v. General Dynamics

This is a story about the theft of one of my photographs that ended up in a copyright infringement lawsuit. It was an interesting journey that taught me a lot about the American legal system. It taught me something about the ethics of the photo industry. It also taught me perseverance and a solid belief in what’s right and what’s…
September 26, 2023Posted inMusings, Seattle, Washington DC
An Interesting Journey
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An Interesting Journey

My work has always evolved as my interests changed. The only constant is the camera. And even that changes. Thou not fundamentally. I began to move toward digital around 2000 when I had my first Iris ink jet prints made. They were largely copies of my darkroom prints, just bigger. But color began to slip in as well. I began…
September 18, 2023Posted inMusings, Seattle, Uncategorized
Often Like a Snapshot
Posted inMusings Seattle

Often Like a Snapshot

8 September 2023 Artist’s Statement for The Seattle Art Museum Gallery My work is about the act of discovery. As a photographer, I usually respond spontaneously and intuitively to the world before me. It may be in response to light, weather conditions or some curious arrangement of the man-made landscape. Much of what I do is very much about capturing…
September 11, 2023Posted inMusings, Seattle
Great Exposure
Posted inMusings Odds and Ends

Great Exposure

It is hard to be the photographer in a show or auction of mixed art forms. You just get treated differently. A lot of folks don’t think of photographs as art and would just as soon buy a crappy painting over a stunning photograph. I was in an auction once where they auctioned off all kind of stuff, from art…
August 21, 2023Posted inMusings, Odds and Ends
Validation
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Validation

 I have never made a big profit from my print sales, but I tell folks I sell enough to pay for the habit. Which largely means I break even. And have a basement full of left over prints. But I suppose sales mean more than the profit I might make. It is validation, approval. To think that someone buys something…
August 21, 2023Posted inMusings
Content with the Little Moments
Posted inMusings Seattle

Content with the Little Moments

I have practiced being in the moment for years now. I learned a long time ago that I was often seeing the world through my camera. At a concert, event or just looking for that perfect image in a foreign place. I came to the realization that I had to later look at my photos to see if I had…
July 13, 2023Posted inMusings, Seattle
Couldn’t Wait to Leave
Posted inMusings Ohio Travels

Couldn’t Wait to Leave

Just saying hey. Has the dust settled in the aftermath of your show? Any new insights? Are you busy with holiday plans? No big plans here, just hanging out at home. I might fire up the grill for a change. We used to grill out all the time. With charcoal no less. We have a gas grill we never use.…
July 3, 2023Posted inMusings, Ohio, Travels
The Sound of the Word Artist
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The Sound of the Word Artist

You’re not being presumptuous at all. I think of myself as an artist. But as you probably know there are those who consider you to be an artist and me a photographer. You create your works by hand and I use a technical device. Even when enlightened folks think photography is an art form, it none the less remains a…
June 22, 2023Posted inMusings, Seattle