Monthly Archives: October 2011

“Leading with Process…”

“…their black-clad arms will lower their glass of wine or single-malt long enough for them to deliver their most devastating blow; “It’s beautiful perhaps but the whole thing could have been created on a computer.”  Which is the biggest lie … Continue reading

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Michael Massaia – Internal Lens

Handcrafted photographic artist Michael Massaia sees images most people will never see.  While that phrase is often just overheated prose in a press release, with Massaia it is literally true. He could be accurately compared to Haley Joel Osmet’s character in The Sixth … Continue reading

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Photo Competitions – A Simple Plea

Photo Competitions are a tried and true part of building a career in Fine Art Photography.  There are a number of trustworthy organizations with a long track record of running professional competitions with prestigious, well-qualified jurors.  They have served in part … Continue reading

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Modern Inquisitions… Condemned With a Sneer

Note to readers; when talking photographic appreciation, we are in the world of opinion.  Regardless of the credentials of the speaker or the number of famous (or obscure) names she/he cites, it is only opinion.  Remember that when anyone tries … Continue reading

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The Love You Keep

Here is a little tidbit from The Philistine Magazine, December 1905. That’s why we keeping doing what we’re doing.  

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Photo Festivals and Vendors – Deal With the Devil?

“Photography-related events have been very lax in the area of conflict-of-interest… among reviewers, speakers and sponsors.  The problem is only growing as photo-events are “franchised” around the world.” I was disappointed but not surprised to see that Mary Virginia Swanson … Continue reading

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What I learned at camp

I’ ve been back from Tim Rudman’s Lith Workshop at the Photographer’s Formulary for a little over a week and the lessons are still soaking in.  It has now been about a decade since my first photographic workshop and there … Continue reading

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