Not Quite Subway
The print of the month is a sterling example or what the short Lee Friedlander quote on the banner of my website states: " You don't have...
The first mistake of art is to assume that it’s serious.
Lester Bangs is not a person whose life and career are hardly my bag -- but I certainly agree with this bit -- at least for my work. The...
If I have a camera with me I may not take any photographs
But if I don't have a camera with me I certainly won't take any photographs. Willy Ronis said that he never went out without a camera --...
Spring Ritual
Sam turns up twice a year to wash our windows and clean the gutters. He has his own kitchen table business and leads a happy-go-lucky...
In my view you cannot claim to have seen something...
In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it. Emile Zola I have always had a lot of trouble with...
Poetry and Photography (crank letter department)
"Poetry and photography are similar in that more people do it than appreciate it." Bill Jay (1940-2009) was perhaps the most articulate,...
Finally -- a print I like from Three Tree Point
Three Tree Point (actually Point Pulley on the navigation maps) is a small beach community near our home. It was originally a fishing...
Happy Valentines Day
I wish I knew these two peoples' names -- I did at the time and sent them a print. We were at a summer workshop at Seabeck on the Hood...
Another Giant Gone
Elliot Erwitt died late in November. My favorite quip from him is "You can't make funny pictures if you don't live in a funny world." ...
A photograph is only a collection of brightnesses.
Boy, did Ansel Adams get that one right! A person whose opinion I respect recently said to me "You certainly pay a lot of attention to...
