Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Last Sunday, I drove to Dutchess County to photograph one of the few remaining Mail Pouch Barn ghost signs left in New York. The barn is part of a private property estate, so as long as I stay on the side of the road, I can photograph the building without violating the many “NO TRESPASSING”…
Read MoreDeep in the heart of Albany’s farmland, on a stretch of highway that can take you from Greene County to Schoharie County without even a single sniff of the New York State Thruway, there’s an old dilapidated upright organ. It looks like it’s seen better days. No, it looked like it had seen better lifetimes. …
Read MoreHere’s the deal. I don’t want you to caption this original picture. This photo was taken at a motel in Bangor, Maine in the winter of I think 2012. This photo was shot with a Lomography Sprocket Rocket camera, a totally plastic construct whose raison d’etre was to provide sprocket hole photography for those who…
Read MoreYesterday, Nike released an advertisement in which they supported NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protests against police brutality and the assaults on black men. Kaepernick’s message is important and all should hear it. It should not be twisted into a “Kaepernick doesn’t support the flag” because that’s not what he’s saying. It should not be corrupted…
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The Durham Fair in Connecticut is my last fair of Competition Season 2019. And when I discovered that their photographic entry requirements were reduced from four entries to three per person, I was kinda okay with it … but it made me more interested in entering another category. You know … one of the stitchery…
Read MoreYesterday was a beautiful, partly sunny day. And I wanted to go and take some pictures. My plan – I had some infrared film in the Rolleiflex, and I wanted to use it. So I drove to a spot I’ve visited before – a Mail Pouch Barn “ghost sign” in Dutchess County. Honestly, it had…
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I recently participated in a Reddit gift exchange. You know my feelings on Reddit, I have a love-hate relationship with them. But I do love the gift exchanges. After sending out a cookbook to my giftie, my Santa (not the same person) sent me two cookbooks – a “weeknight cookbook for two” (great for Date…
Read MoreSo it’s time for a delineation. A definition. A restructuring, shall we say. If you’re new to my blog, and you’re wondering, “Why is Chuck calling this a ‘7 and 7’ blog recap, and not just a straight blog recap like every other blogger does with their blog?” A little history. When I used to…
Read MoreToday on K-Chuck Radio, I’m bringing back some of the great dance tracks of the 1960’s. These were the regional hits, the songs that had enough bounce and sass to make you get out of your chair, grab your date, and turn the dance floor into your own personal party time. And let’s start with……
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So last Sunday, while I was waiting to find out how my entries did at the New York State Fair, I decided I would take my Nikon Df and just shoot around the Fairgrounds. That’s the thing, you need to find inspiration wherever you can get it. And for the paltry sum of $8, I…
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