Photography (technical & exhibits)

Paris by Night: Fleeting Glimpses

I’ve never set out to document Paris at night, never had a conscious plan to record a particular area or its life. These are just selections from several visits, held together only by the late hour or by something that pleased me.

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Viewing the Northern Lights: Tips and Techniques

When you see the Northern Lights for the first time, they seem unreal. Almost magical, maybe even scary to some. The Aurora Borealis is one of the most spectacular natural phenomena you can observe and well worth a journey to the northern parts of the…

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Visual Bulimia? A Bloated Surfeit of Images?

Moments ago a newsletter landed in my inbox from  Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, announcing its 14th edition of the Biannale of Contemporary Photography, curated by Catalan artist/curator, Joan Fontcuberta, to be held in…

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Selfie-stick backlash at NYC museums

As if it weren’t bad enough having people lined up to take pictures of their favorite pictures in museums, now it appears that hordes of visitors are lining up with selfie-sticks to take pictures of themselves in front of their favorite pictures….

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Is the Selfie Stick a selfish tool?

First came asking someone to take your picture with your camera. Then came the selfie—holding the phone or camera at arm’s length and trying to get your shot without your arm. Front-facing cameras on phones helped with that, but angles were…

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Odd Bits of Travel

August 8, 2014   The title is not my own.  I swiped it off the poster you see here and I’m borrowing it as a ruse to get you to read something you may not have otherwise.       Reading through my emails this morning, there was…

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Paris by Night: Fleeting Glimpses

I’ve never set out to document Paris at night, never had a conscious plan to record a particular area or its life. These are just selections from several visits, held together only by the late hour or by something that pleased me.

Read More

Viewing the Northern Lights: Tips and Techniques

When you see the Northern Lights for the first time, they seem unreal. Almost magical, maybe even scary to some. The Aurora Borealis is one of the most spectacular natural phenomena you can observe and well worth a journey to the northern parts of the…

Read More

Selfie-stick backlash at NYC museums

As if it weren’t bad enough having people lined up to take pictures of their favorite pictures in museums, now it appears that hordes of visitors are lining up with selfie-sticks to take pictures of themselves in front of their favorite pictures….

Read More

Is the Selfie Stick a selfish tool?

First came asking someone to take your picture with your camera. Then came the selfie—holding the phone or camera at arm’s length and trying to get your shot without your arm. Front-facing cameras on phones helped with that, but angles were…

Read More

Odd Bits of Travel

August 8, 2014   The title is not my own.  I swiped it off the poster you see here and I’m borrowing it as a ruse to get you to read something you may not have otherwise.       Reading through my emails this morning, there was…

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