Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
Has it really been ten years? Yeah. Ten long years. Ten years ago, I entered my first four pictures into the Altamont Fair’s photography competition. Two years later, I claimed my first silks, when Midnight at the Palace Theater took second place in the black and white category; two other pictures, The AGFA Bridge Over…
Read MoreSo this is a different avenue for me. Instead of printing and bringing my entries to the Big E and having them judged right then and there, I now must submit my photography entries – limit of two pictures – online. With limited space in the New England Center this year, all entrants are now…
Read MoreThe Perseid meteor shower is happening right now. And the big peak of showers will take place in about ten days from now. Background. Over the years, I’ve tried to capture the Perseid meteor shower in all its glory. I’ve had some success, I’ve had some failure, but I keep fine-tuning my chances and hoping…
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During my recent vacation in Vermont, I was alerted to a special “covered bridge” tour near my hotel. Of the more than ninety different covered bridges throughout the Green Mountain State, seven are within a two-hour driving trip from each other. Wowie. So I blocked out two hours … and made the trip. I began…
Read MoreThe Syracurse. That’s what I’m currently dealing with. For the past two years, and in three of the last four years, I’ve submitted entries to the New York State Fair’s photography competition … and they’ve all been rejected. Urgh. Syracurse indeed. However … this year I am hoping … hoping hoping hoping … that the…
Read MoreRight around this time, I list the six images that I’ve captured and mounted and nursed and nurtured and hoped would reach the walls of the Harriet May Mills Art Center at the New York State Fairgrounds. And right around this time, I wonder if these six images have earned their right to be among…
Read MoreAbout five years ago, I was fortunate enough to photograph an abandoned waterwheel in a rural part of Saratoga County. Getting this photograph involved asking the property owners for permission to access the site – and then climbing down a steep slope to get to the creekbed. Thankfully, I was able to get some decent…
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I suppose this year, more than any other in my photographic adventures, really symbolized my ability to survive against all odds. No matter what was thrown up against me, i still found a way to get my cameras into the world and capture the beauty and awesomeness of 2017. And every year at around this…
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I made a solemn vow last year that I would return to this peaceful hideaway one day. And I did. And it almost killed me. Let me explain.
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It’s Sunday morning. And I have an idea. One of the most impressive parts of the Albany skyline is St. Joseph’s Church on Ten Broeck Street. But if you try to photograph St. Joseph’s Church FROM Ten Broeck Street, you run into problems with photographing tall structures from the street itself – the building looks…
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