Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
And for me, my first time was last night. The lightning and thunder cascaded with violent force throughout the Town and Village, and I was mentally bouncing back and forth as to whether I wanted to capture a photo of lightning or not. At some point in time, I should capture a lightning strike. I…
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Here I am at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs. It’s Thursday night, and three of my artworks – my first printed infrared piece, a five-year-old Kodachrome shot, and a picture I took two years ago and completely forgot about – are all on display, along with the artworks of nearly eighty other talented Capital…
Read MoreSummertime is here. Or at least the summer heat is here. Cook, baby, cook. Go out and fry those eggs on the hood of your car. Not my car, mind you. My Blackbird doesn’t cook eggs well. So what’s the best way to combat the heat? Grab a cold drink, sit down in front of…
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The semi-gauzy illumination of the morning fills the cloudy, chilly sky. And deep along the wooden walkways of a small arboretum on the campus of a Central New York private college, I’m hoping that the photos I take this early morning will soothe my troubled, fractured soul. I’m here on the campus of Hamilton College,…
Read MoreIf there was ever a music group that defined anger and uprising and the very heart of punk rock music, it was certainly the Sex Pistols. Okay, does that refresh your memory? Good. The image of the Sex Pistols were of a band rebelling against anything and everything – class structure, the monarchy, all of…
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When your first name is one of the most common Anglo-Saxon names out there, and your last name is one of the ten most common surnames in America, there’s bound to be a few more Chuck Millers out there than one would expect. There’s a professional riding lawn mower racer with that name; there’s a…
Read MoreThis is the God’s honest truth. It’s around maybe 1989, and I’m at a comic book / science fiction fantasy convention at the Thruway Inn in Albany. I’m going through the comic books, I’m flipping through the hand-labeled VHS bootleg tapes, looking for something new and exciting and interesting. “Can I help you?” a woman…
Read MoreI’m not going to say anything about this picture, other than it was taken by Sharon Rippey at Hamilton College during my reunion. However, I’m more than willing to put myself on the line for a Caption Time blog post. I’ll let you all have fun with this one, just please keep the comments within…
Read MoreIf you’ve read my blog over the past nearly six years, you know that I am loyal – fiercely loyal, in fact – to those who have been a positive influence in my life. I have always supported causes of conscience; organizations that have improved the world of humankind. And in the same breath, if…
Read MoreOkay, let’s make sure I have everything. Changes of clothes for the weekend? Check. Cameras and film and SD cards and lenses? Check. Six artworks for the Alumni Art Show at Reunions ’15 at Hamilton College this weekend? Check. Okay, time to jump in the Blackbird, step on the gas and – WAIT A SECOND!! …
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