Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I can tell you now … this will be fun. Yesterday, the Albany Patroons held a press conference in which they announced – The team now has a well-funded and stable owner, Dr. Timothy Maggs; The team will return to the TBL (The Basketball League) and will feature new franchises and new competitions; Opening night…
Read MoreI first met Daniela Malave way back in 2005, when we both worked for the Albany Patroons (I was a photographer, she was one of the “Emeralds” cheerleaders / dance team members). We stayed friends throughout the years, kept in contact with each other, and Daniela moved on to pursue an acting career. Her acting…
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The Durham Fair is my fifth and final entry in Competition Season 2019. And I’ve made a bit of an adjustment as to what I enter in this competition. Please let me explain. At one point in time, the Durham Fair and the New York State Fair’s photo contests shared the same submission dimensions –…
Read MoreOnce upon a time, television networks would air their unsold pilots as an ersatz anthology series, essentially to fill up summertime broadcasting hours and to show why the programs really didn’t have enough of an “oomph” to make it to series. In 1991, one enterprising viewer actually videotaped one of those “failed pilot” episodes, and…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I finished my re-creation of the iconic Hoffman’s Playland sign. I hope to enter this picture as one of my submissions for BUILT, Historic Albany Foundation’s charitable auction and fundraiser. And for a lark, I posted the picture on the social media site reddit. Hey, remember when I said that I…
Read MoreThere are people who swear by the social media site LinkedIn. I am not one of those people. Yes, I have a LinkedIn profile. I haven’t updated it in ages. I don’t care. It’s done nothing for me. Oh wait, I should clarify that. It’s brought me plenty of spam. Spam from people who want…
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My recent visit to The Old Game Farm – the former Catskill Game Farm grounds, now being converted into a camp site and urban exploration park – was both enjoyable and informative. And, of course, as I’m walking around the Game Farm campus, I’m keeping a close photographic eye on a possible upcoming photo project. …
Read MoreSo here’s the deal. Normally I wake up on a Saturday morning, go into my home office, and recap the blogs from my personal blogroll. Then after I publish this wrapup blog post, I take care of the rest of my day. Today, I’m doing things backwards. I just drove back from a midnight photo…
Read MoreApparently this trade war between the United States and China is heating up. No, let me rephrase that. It’s going to flamethrower mode. And now it’s possible that China may hit the United States right in the cuteness category. They could be recalling their pandas from America’s zoos. And you’re saying to yourself … what’s…
Read MoreSo last night, on my way home, I stopped at one of the Popeye’s restaurants in the hopes of getting this fried chicken sandwich that has become the Cabbage Patch Kid / Beanie Baby / Tickle Me Elmo of the fast food world … and while I waited in line to order something else (apparently…
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