Creative: The 8%
I don’t hate AI. I don’t fully understand it, but I don’t hate it. I just haven’t used it yet. Okay, stop. I know someone out there will bend over…
Creative: Blurb, Zero Day
Thar she blows. My first-ever Blurb book. 2006(ish) timeframe. I had been self-publishing for about a decade by the time Blurb became an official thing. During this period, most of…
Creative: RAW PHOTO FEST 2026
You know I love me some RAW Society. They don’t just talk, they do. I can’t even remember the first time I spoke with Christelle and Jorge, the dynamic duo…
Creative: Jeff Dunas & Paris Chong Interview
I met Jeff Dunas in 1997 when I moved to Los Angeles to work for Kodak Professional. I was having trouble getting face time with some of the major players…
Creative: Japan Looms
Japan looms. In April of next year, we will return to teach a second workshop. Elena, Amy, and I, because of course, Amy will be there. Our first Japan class…
Creative: Question and Answer #61
I go for months without doing a question-and-answer film, and now I’ve got two back-to-back. And I still have questions I did not get to. Stay tuned, stay patient. Not…
Creative: The Juice
The juice is being in the field. That’s where it ends—the pinnacle of photography perfection. Just give me a chance to walk the streets, or fields, or beaches, or distant…
Adventure: The Arcing Trace of Potential Outcomes
I’ve always had a bow. My first was a Fred Bear compound. I used my meager childhood savings to buy a roll of camouflage tape. I carefully wrapped the entire…
Adventure: Sweet Mary and Joseph, Benro GH5C
There are tripod heads and then there are tripod heads. I was living in the dark. Oblivious, some would say. Eating fast food when the gourmet was just around the…