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But is it art? …is it photography?

January 14, 2014 • Leave a Comment

A popular topic on photography forums that I like to follow is the question, “Is it art?” I’ve avoided getting into these discussions because I think photography is art, but I don’t think it is art in the same way as a great painting. In other words, I have kind a of wish-washy attitude that does not really answer the question – if in fact it is an...

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Shooting Walt Disney

December 26, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Some time ago I caught an interview with Frank Gehry on Tom Ashbook’s NPR show, On Point. At the time I knew nothing of Frank Gehry, but architecture is a subject of interest to me and Frank gave an engaging and informative interview. After hearing the show I took the time to do a little more research on Frank and his buildings. One of Frank Geh...

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Takumar 50mm, Forty Years and I'm Still In Love

November 22, 2013 • Leave a Comment

In the fall of 1970 I met a girl named Connie at Colorado State University. She had a Asahi Spotmatic camera along with a 28mm and a 135mm Takumar lens. I worshiped the ground that girl walked on; she was pretty, she lived in Aspen, she knew photograpy. But she didn't have much interest in me. A year passed. We had no relationship but I did purchas...

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Getting Lucky

September 23, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Any time you go out intentionally seeking interesting photographs, you need some luck. This past July I was on our boat for nearly two weeks and took fewer than ten photographs that I thought had real merit. Then in August, while anchored in Sandy Bay, Rockport, MA, I accidentally woke up at 5:30 and noticed a crimson dawn breaking. I hustled into...

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