Attention Seattle. Please alert the media. Uncle Danno is coming to town. Anyone who knows photography in Seattle knows PCNW, and those who know PCNW also know about Chasing the Light, an event that has been going on since Seattle …
Creative: Journal Fear and Suspicion
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 …