Now and Then…Turning 60 – Part 2
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Now and Then…Turning 60 – Part 2

I recently acquired my high school year book portrait taken in 1970. Back then the portrait studio made black and white prints and hand painted them, as that the norm of the day. The poor man's color portrait, as I always called them, since they were cheaper than color processes of that time. The irony is, that, if made properly,…
November 14, 2013Posted inCelebrations, Odds and Ends, Portraits, Selfies
Looking for River Rocks
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Looking for River Rocks

That was great fun yesterday. I don't know why I don't do more stuff like that more often. Thank you for introducing me to a new part of the planet. And so close too. My rocks weighed around 200 pounds... No wonder my shoulder ached. Once the sun came out of the fog, the late afternoon mountain light was very…
October 27, 2013Posted inOdds and Ends, Portraits
Turning 60
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Turning 60

I recently passed my 60th birthday and have felt compelled to say something. It seems that the build up to it caused more consternation then was warranted, but never the less I thrashed around  and around that I was some how getting old. Of course I am. I thought more about my work more than anything. It seems that since…
August 15, 2013Posted inOdds and Ends, Portraits, Selfies
Independence Day
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Independence Day

Like many 4th of Julys in Seattle, it is cool and gray at the moment. But there is the promise of sun latter. A year ago this week I was in Ohio, visiting my mom. She had just got out of the hospital and was in rehab. It was a tough week. She wasn't doing very well, though we had…
July 4, 2013Posted inOdds and Ends
Because it looks like Science
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Because it looks like Science

I have a field day in science labs. All kinds of beakers and test tubes and hand written notes and formulas on white boards and note pads. After the portrait session is over with the science guys, I get to make pretty pictures that say, important things happen here. Or not, maybe they are just pretty pictures. But they are…
June 14, 2013Posted inOdds and Ends
Rome, a beginning and an end
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Rome, a beginning and an end

From 2007 to 2011 I spent late August to early September in the very hot and muggy city of Rome. My mission was to teach photography to design students from the University of Washington. I tried to instill in them my love for the medium and encouraged them to explore the rich cultural landscape of Italy, and make pictures that…
June 13, 2013Posted inOdds and Ends
In a simple world
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In a simple world

Some days I get up and wonder what to do today. There is nothing pressing on the calendar, lunch with a friend. That's it really. Yes, there are a million things I should be doing or  working on. But I read the paper, have a second cup of tea...take little Barney for a walk. I come to the studio and…
March 6, 2013Posted inOdds and Ends
In 1983
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In 1983

I lived in Athens, Ohio. I was going to grad school, working on an MFA in photography. I did not have a clue as to what the future held. And I am sure back then I would have never imagined I am where I am now. I do believe I am doing better than I would have thought. But who's…
March 1, 2013Posted inLandscapes, Odds and Ends