Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I’ve photographed the amazing pyrotechnics performance at the Empire State Plaza for nearly 15 years. I’ve shot from various angles, I’ve tried various techniques. But my problem with capturing the fireworks is always the same. Either I’ve got the camera in such an angle that the Empire State Plaza towers bend inwards, or there’s so…
Read MoreIt is said that 250 years ago, Thomas Jefferson woke from a late sleep, and his first words were, “Oh, crap, that thing’s gotta be finalized TODAY?!?” Yep, today is the 250th birthday of the founding of this nation. A nation now run by a megalomaniac and his billionaire cronies and sycophants. You know, the…
Read MoreTo understand this photograph … you have to know my bedroom / office. Not “know” in the Biblical sense. Get your mind out of the gutter. My desktop computer is in my bedroom, and I have a window that greets the rising sun behind me as I type the morning’s blog post. Sometimes the early…
Read MoreOn Tuesday morning, I drove to the body shop and cleaned out Lightning’s Girl for the final time. Two tripods in the trunk. A couple of camera lenses. That Dunkin’ Donuts gift card that I use for morning coffee and wake-up wraps. The green E-Z Pass that I have to send back to the state…
Read MoreThe news swirled around the Capital District. A seven-year-old boy, Harbe Nagi, went missing from a home in Menands. Immediately the community leaped into action. Amber Alerts. Neighborhood watches. Prayer chains. And they were racing against time. Harbe Naqi was a seven-year-old boy with autism, who might not respond to verbal calls or cues. But…
Read MoreI am in mourning. I am devastated. I am distraught. My beloved 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier, the one I’ve colloquially named “Lightning’s Girl,” is dead. Unrecoverable. Destroyed. All because of a deer carcass. On June 20, I was on my way to East Greenbush for an event. To get to East Greenbush from my house,…
Read MoreThe Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C. is Donald Trump’s party for America’s 250th birthday. It’s also an unmitigated disaster. If you’re talking “state fair” like the ones that appear each summer, this “fair” has about as much entertainment as if someone set up a few kiddie rides in a department store parking lot.…
Read MoreLet’s get this out of the way right now. A professional photographer is one who is paid for their work. An amateur photographer is one that takes photos and does not get paid for the results. This is an important distinction. Because I do sell my photos, and I have taken photos as part of…
Read MoreHi everybody. Hope you’re having a good weekend and that all the things you have scheduled will take place. Enjoy it. And if one of those scheduled things is “read to see what the people on my blogroll are saying this week,” then you’re in luck. Have a great weekend, everybody!
Read More(These liner notes for a New Christy Minstrels “Best of” CD compilation were written by Chuck Miller in the late 1990’s.) To the uninitiated, “folk music” might conjure up visions of the Kingston Trio pondering where all the flowers have gone, or Peter, Paul and Mary questioning if the answer to world peace and harmony…
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