The Nature of Obsession
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The Nature of Obsession

Stuart, I got an interesting email Friday evening. It came from my contact form on my website, meaning someone had actually looked at my site. Most of the emails I get from there are bogus. Auto bots out to sell me web services. But every now and then there is a real inquiry about something. In this case, a guy…
June 7, 2021Posted inCelebrations, France, Musings, Odds and Ends, Still Lifes, Uncategorized
My Great Escape
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My Great Escape

The look of those images is the result of using infrared film. That was my look back then. A photographer friend referred to me as the Infrared King. It gives a very distinctive look. My website is full of infrared images. Love that stuff…hated that stuff. It was always unpredictable. And not for someone who wanted precise results. I loved…
June 1, 2021Posted inCelebrations, Musings, Uncategorized
Hear Yourself Think
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Hear Yourself Think

On a less existential note… we dined out last Friday for the first time. It was kind of nice. At 50% capacity, you could actually hear yourself think and carry on a conversation. Carter had his usual martini, but for health reasons, they couldn’t do a twist. Only a lemon wedge, sliced with gloved hands, handled only with tongs. I…
May 19, 2021Posted inarchitecture, Celebrations, Floral, Gardens, Portraits, Seattle
The Perfect Drink
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The Perfect Drink

That’s a very cool story. Other than Carter’s Rome martini, I don’t really have any perfect drink memories/stories. I have a few funny ones like drinking vodka and schnapps with Russians, who frankly, would have drunk turpentine had it been placed in front of them. The drinks spark the memory of the moment. Beer with a Czech artist in Kadan.…
August 18, 2020Posted inCelebrations, France, Paris, Travels
I Would be so Doomed in Today’s World
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I Would be so Doomed in Today’s World

Yes, it is good to see young talent bring their vision of the world through their work. And you are right, photography isn’t dying in the sense that it is going away, but it will probably never be what it was when you and I were coming up through the ranks. It will never be the profession I was in…
July 9, 2020Posted inCelebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized
Remember this Photo from October 2010?
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Remember this Photo from October 2010?

Michael, Sounds like you are doing ok, and have things pretty well worked out for your future. I think you told me at some point about building your new home. I have forgotten how large your property was and that it could be sub divided to accommodate so many more homes. Will new homes crowd you and take away that…
May 25, 2020Posted inCelebrations, Travels