Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Yes, I’m still working on restoring the K-Chuck Cabinet, a former radio cabinet from the 1930’s that I’m repurposing into a hideaway film and lens storage cabinet. And when we last left this project, I had removed the old varnish from the cabinet with a combination of Citristrip spray, some plastic scrapers, paper towels, and…
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Earlier this June, I was puttering around Silver Fox Salvage in Albany’s Warehouse District.ย I’m not much of a furniture person; if it didn’t come from Huck Finn’s Warehouse or Goodwill, then it was too expensive for my taste. But there it was.ย Tucked in behind dusty furniture and pipes and the like… I saw…
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Because of space and format requirements, my Dream Window constructions are ineligible for the New York State Fair’s photography competition.ย Bummer. And I’ve already selected my six entries for the 2016 photo competition, so there’s no room for any Dream Windows in that category. But just for a lark, I looked through the listings of…
Read MoreRemember this photo? //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Of course you do.ย This was taken in September 2014 at the Vermont State Fair; I later entered the picture in competition at the Altamont Fair (did you know they had a category for “Goat Photography”?ย Me neither). After that photo took a blue silk, I donated the print to the…
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I think that lighthouses are fascinating.ย And maybe it’s because I had such a wonderful experience in visiting the lighthouse in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia six years ago. So when I discovered there was a lighthouse in the general area of my Florida vacation, I made arrangements to visit it.ย Yes, I wanted to photograph…
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Honestly, I don’t know why I haven’t taken a Florida vacation before now.ย But I’m glad I’m doing so now. Yesterday, I was at the beach, and I had an idea. I could rent a fishing pole and do some fishing off the long wooden pier… Nah.ย I have a better idea. Every so often,…
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So I’m on vacation for a few days, and I’m really having a great time in Florida.ย It’s actually my first time visiting the Sunshine State, and I decided that the best way to reach Florida was to drive there. Yes.ย You heard me.ย I drove to Florida. From New York. Down I-95. All the…
Read MoreCame across this yesterday while reading Deadspin.ย And the fact that I’m sharing these clips with you is … well, I’m not really sure what to think. Apparently there’s a new television commercial for some sort of washing machine product.ย In the commercials, a woman is washing clothes – only to suddenly be approached by…
Read MoreJon Campbell is a good friend of mine; earlier this year, his trivia team “The Fist” won the most recent Trivia Bowl.ย In addition to working as a reporter, he is also a fan of most things involving New York sports. At the same time, ESPN has produced this excellent series known as “30 for…
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They were barely 48 hours old.ย Two boys and a girl, three darling little baby goats.ย And their mother stayed near them, making sure all was well.ย And here I am, photographing these three little treasures.ย Wow. Say hi to Wynken, Blynken and Nodiah, three new San Clemente Island goats at Mack Brin Farms in…
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