Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I’ve capped my limit to useable, shootable cameras at ten – my Nikons (the Df, the F100), my AGFAs (the Chief, the Clipper Special f/6.3), Kodak Red (my Kodak Medalist II), Leica Green (my Leica M3), my Rolleiflex Automat MX, my NIMSLO 3D film shooter, Raskolnkov (my Krasnogorsk ФT-2 super-ultrawide) and, as soon as it…
Read MoreIt’s the prestige photo competition of the Capital District. It’s the one in which the top amateur and professional photographers place their best works on display. And for years, I couldn’t get in the front door of the Photo Regionals to save my life. I would submit my entries, they would not pass the round…
Read MoreIt’s always bugged me about the sign for the closed L-Ken’s Drive-In in Colonie. Take a look. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js This photo of L-Ken’s was shot in 2010. And right away, you can see the big distracting issue that ruins this photograph. Yep. It’s that big real estate sign that’s become part of the marquee. Ugh. It…
Read MoreYou remember my photo Star Trails of Brown Tract Pond, don’t you? //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Yes. That one. Tomorrow, this picture, along with many others from may different artists and craftspeople, will be displayed at the New York State Museum on Saturday from noon to 4pm as part of a one-day Museum exhibit called “Great Places –…
Read MoreIt’s been a long weekend for me, and I was watching the last of the football playoff games when – of all things – a massive thunderstorm blew through the Capital District. Yes. In January. A thunderstorm. Later on, as the thunderstorm finished its sonic and visual show, I settled back to watch some more…
Read MoreTwo years ago, I photographed an abandoned gas station with a graffiti-tagged ironic comment. Six months ago, I photographed the inside of an abandoned church, finding a juxtaposition of a fetid sofa against a mournful stained glass window. And today, I’m dropping off prints of these two artworks to Historic Albany Foundation, for their use…
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It was a good year for photos. For the first time, I ventured into infrared photography, I also had some success with three-dimensional images and time-lapse. Traditional photography? Did that too. Some of the photos won awards, others won hearts. Some photos were personal challenges; others were happy accidents, others took part of my soul…
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I recently wrote a blog post about the upcoming Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry “everything must go” auction. And sure enough, the auction has received plenty of bids. Including Lot #114, the iconic Bob & Ron’s Fish Fry sign itself. As of this morning, there are serious bids on the sign, and the winning bidder…
Read MoreStaying in upstate New York for as long as I have, I’ve developed a deep appreciation for the beauty and the wonder and the majesty of the Adirondack Mountains. I’ve lived in them as a child, I’ve photographed them as an adult. And now I’m going through my archives, trying to find three suitable artworks…
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Last Sunday, I could barely leave my house without walking into a thick, foggy weather pattern. Maybe Green Island teleported to downtown London while I slept. Well, this ought to be fun. Let’s go take some pictures in the fog. I grabbed my Leica M3 camera “Leica Green,” loaded it with a roll of high-contrast…
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