I now receive as many questions about journals as I do photography, but at the root of many of these questions is thinly disguised fear and suspicion. It troubles me to say this, at least to some degree, but I …
Creative: Prime Lenses Podcast, Michael Howard
Hey, you jackals, a little audio treat for you today featuring two down-to-Earth individuals who ooze photographic joy. I’m sure they are flawed in some ways that they have so far kept hidden, but let’s assume they are perfect and …
Creative: Not So Self-Portraits
I don’t have many photos of myself. Shooting selfies is embarrassing, so I try to avoid those at all costs. I do selfie-style videos for my Blurb duties, and those feel bad enough for three of me. I also create …
Creative: Finding Meaning in Morocco
I know what it looks like. I’ve been there. Twenty-five years ago, I ventured to Morocco after my annual stop at the Visa Festival in Southern France. With my then-girlfriend Amy, another photographer, his wife, and a Fiat Uno with …
Creative: The Art of Photographic Bookmaking: Inspiration, Creation and Acquisition
If you are interested in photobooks, this event should be on your list. I was part of last year’s symposium, and I got more questions and comments about that lecture than any other lecture in recent history. This is a …
Creative: Albania Book (s)
There is no photography without the photography book. It’s been this way since the early 1990s, when I first witnessed the power of putting my work in print. An oversized portfolio cutting through the noise of the world. A jaded …
Creative: The Cave Days
Ernesto tunneled into the hillside. Yep. Hogan’s Heroes style, full-on tunnel with exposed rock on three sides. Ernesto was a man of the world and a man of the people. Upriver Zodiac runs on the Colorado. Magdelena Bay excursions, and …