Only I will see.
"There are things in your life that only you will see, stories that only you will hear. If you don’t tell them or write them down, if...


From the not-so-recent past
I don’t make a picture a day but there isn’t a day when I’m not looking — and looking counts, too. Emmitt Gowin I was browsing (again)...


In the manner of Paul Strand
Paul Strand's photographs of an Amish village are among the icons. I must confess that my opinion is sort of "One or two are fine. A...


For a split second I see a sparkle of beauty passing by. That instance of grace that I nearly missed and that will never happen again. -- Sarah Moon
I was photographing this lovely woman and her killer cute baby for an NFP for which my wife volunteered. All was going just fine -- then...


There's nothing to sphere but sphere itself.
On Reading Number 48 The great Andre Kertesz published a small book "On Reading" and I immediately and shamelessly copied the title --...


Words from a hero
" Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that made you smile. The world I was trying to present was one where I would feel good,...


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...

