The journey to photobook bliss is as thin and difficult to walk as a razor’s edge, to steal from one of my all-time favorite books. “It’s easy to be a Holy Man on top of a mountain.” (Read The Razor’s …
Creative: Photoshelter
I get a lot of emails about post-production, storage, archiving, access and delivery of images. First off, I haven’t worked as a photographer in nearly ten years. It still feels incredible to say this, but it has been that long. …
Creative: My Book Jacket Blurbs from Photographer Days
So when I was a photographer I made books nonstop. This goes back to 1993 when I made what I would consider my first “real” book, although it was more of a glorified color copy. After digital arrived the industry …
Creative: Self-Portrait, London
I’ve photographed myself more than once. My best guess going back thirty years is maybe I’ve photographed myself a hundred times. Now, this is a total stab in the dark. It might be slightly more, or slightly less. You might …
Creative: Old Promo Piece
I’m a huge fan of print media. I know, you’re shocked. And when I say “print media,” I don’t just mean magazines, portfolios, books, etc. I mean marketing collateral as well. The image you are viewing here goes back to …
Creative: The Power of Vague
This just in. The cover of your precious book is important. Some might say critical. I would say “You never get a second chance at a first impression,” but I would never say that because that would be a terrible …
Adventure: The Slow Climb Out
Chronic illness is no joke. So you could look at today’s little journey in one of two ways. I’ve still got a long way to go. Or, I’m doing okay. Roughly two months ago I did a double ride over …
Creative: Time with Kirkland (2)
You know my feelings about Los Angeles. And you know my feelings about driving in Southern California. So when my wife said “You know, Douglas is going to be at the Palos Verdes Art Center,” I immediately said, “Yep, we’re …
Creative: Kodak Promos late 1990s
You might not know this about me. I’m kinda famous. People like me. I’m in advertisements. I’m potentially not proud of this but it’s true. I’ve lived many different lives in the past few decades and these two cards are …
Read: The Road to Little Dribbling
Everyone needs a Bryson book from time to time. Just seeing his name makes me laugh, and he has the skill to poke fun at us, them and himself while never truly offending anyone, at least anyone that matters. “The …
Creative: Book Fail, Sicily v3
I’m in the midst of packing up a ton of books. Consequently, I’ve found a myriad of my past sins, including this baby. A version of my Sicily book that should have never seen the light of day. Thankfully I …
Creative: For What It’s Worth Episode 009
We’ve got a loaded lineup this week people. First up, another lie about newsletters. A bit more about my Patrick Swayze obsession. Then we hit up the pros of cons of the Julian Assange situation, a recap of my recent …