Being At One
December 08, 2022
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Often when we are asking "why", we should be asking "how". Our deductive reasoning nature drives the who, what, when, where, how, why in us all. Science asks "how", whereas religions ask, seek, and configure "why", when a reason neither exists nor is necessary.
At its best, photographing in nature is being in a place and time while understanding t...
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Aspect Ratio and Perception
November 02, 2021
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Two of my most admired photographers, Michael Kenna and Bruce Percy, photograph in 1x1 aspect ratio, exclusively (no "L" bracket required). They are masterful image makers and the square format is only a small part of their signature styles, but it is their vantage point in seeing the world.
Until recently, I had always felt that if I shot in full...
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Moving Mountains
May 19, 2021
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You can move mountains.....with your feet. Trees, buildings, sea stacks, sun and moon, with ease.
I mostly think of my images as arrangements. At first, I thought I had finally coined an original phrase, but soon learned some very admired photographers hold the same concept. Arranging the elements in your image requires movement, sometimes necessi...
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Housebound Abstracts
January 16, 2021
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As we all navigate the pandemic as best we can, staying positive is one of the greater challenges. To break the insidiously lurking "everyday is Blursday" feeling, I needed a new photographic outlet not involving an international flight. Full disclosure, I stole this idea from the Dutch photographer, Maarten Rots, at maartenrots.nl, and set about t...
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Epic Obsession and Our Personal Guidelines
October 22, 2020
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My favorite composer, Igor Stravinsky, wrote in his Poetics of Music, that before he could begin a new composition, he first had to establish the parameters for the composition. Otherwise, the possibilities were infinite and he could not proceed.
In this digital age of photography, now, anything is possible. Yesterday, when I downloaded the latest...
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