Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
While wandering through the New York State Fair’s dairy building, I happened upon a display of purchasable cheese snacks from Yancey’s Fancy, an artisan cheese manufacturer from New York’s Finger Lakes region. I’ve snacked on Yancey’s Fancy cheese curds before, mostly when I need to get a fuel-and-food break on the Northway. Well, they didn’t…
Read MoreApparently this is now the new viral trend. And it’s a painful one at that. Here’s how it works. A set of plastic milk crates are stacked into a pyramid. The goal is to walk up the pyramid of milk crates and walk down the pyramid of milk crates. Sounds simple, right? Yeah, no. As…
Read MoreI still remember the day. It was twelve years ago around this time, and I earned my first-ever ribbon in professional photography competition, an Honorable Mention for a shot called Action Under the Basket, a shot that involved my hanging the rafters above Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, just to get a “straight-down” shot of…
Read MoreIf you’re a late riser today, by the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to Syracuse to see how my artworks did at the New York State Fair’s photography competition. Fingers crossed. Toes crossed. Eyes crossed. Which is going to make it a wee difficult to drive to Syracuse. 😀 Anyways, before…
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The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. Tonight’s episode features music and hits that were used in Quentin Tarantino’s many motion pictures. Enjoy! Time Artist Song Tarantino Film 7:02…
Read MoreOver the years, I’ve acquired various film stocks that, for one reason or another, I just don’t use. To the point where if I ever wanted to employ them in standard photography, well, the stock just doesn’t stand up to the efforts. Such was the case when I acquired a pack of Kodak Vericolor 120…
Read MoreSaturday Night Live has made superstars out of its cast of actors and comedians. The opportunity to be part of the “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” is a springboard to an amazing career. And finding that next talented actor or actress may be difficult, but in the end, those that make the cut are…
Read MoreThis is the eleventh time I’ve entered images in the Altamont Fair’s photography competition. There wasn’t a show last year due to COVID-19, so I’m glad that the Fair is back and that I’m able to enter artwork again. And it still harbors some memories and emotions in me. Every time. Like the first time…
Read MoreI first entered the Altamont Fair’s photography competition in 2009. I didn’t pick up my first ribbon until 2011, and it took a sheep photo in 2012 to gain my first blue silk. Since then, I’ve pulled three blue silks out of the Arts Building displays, including two “triple-blue” prints, After the Rain and Washington…
Read MoreIt’s happening again. I’m getting an idea for a photo series. Hear me out. About three years ago, I did a touristy trip through central Vermont, and photographed seven different bridges within a short travel span. Here’s the blog link with those pictures. Yesterday, I drove to Bennington, Vermont, where I know of a few…
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