Austin, what happened? Deplaning in this once strange and undone town I noticed there had been a change in the wind. Gone was the Austin of my youth and in was the Tech Bro, Finance Bro and LA-type. And the …
Adventure: Adobe Max
My history with Florida is long and distinguished, and I’ve always done my best work in Terry Cloth. Grandparents firmly entrenched on Marco Island. A father obsessed with skinny water fishing in the Keys. A mother obsessed with all things …
Creative: You Don’t Have To Go Far
There are four working photographers in my neighborhood. And if you throw in professional writers, actors, and other creative industries, the number of working creative professionals grows even more. For those of you thinking you must look to history, big …
Read: Wounded Tigris
You would think I would know more after so many years of American “involvement” in the region, but remember, I’m a public school kid bent on little more than trending with the masses. When I hear the word “Tigris” I …
Creative: Japan By The Numbers
In the words of The Highlander, “There can be only one.” Love this. Not two, just one. Who needs more, really? You could argue this is a bit extreme when it comes to photography. There might be a single best …
Read: A Wing and a Prayer
Another bird book? Yep. Get over it. You are NOT too cool for birds, contrary to what you might think. Most of you, well, I know you better than you imagine. And even those convinced of their cool might want …
Creative: The Line That Says It All
The response to the arrest of Pavel Durov. “It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform.” Sound familiar? Sound like most Tech Bros? Even after being outed for sparking a …
Read: Camille Pissarro
I will never complain again. Ever. Never, ever. I won’t do it. Nope. Not even going to cross my mind. If you think you are having a difficult time pressing a shutter button to make your “art,” well then let …
Creative: Japan Recap
I just hit “print” on my first Japan publication. An eight-page MagCloud Digest. It had been ages since I created something with MagCloud, so the dusting off of the templates and importing of files into this beauty of a product …
Creative: Japan Notes, Episode Five
It only takes twenty-seven hours to get home: from a van to the bullet train to the metro to the monorail, then to the plane, another plane, a shuttle, and then the van. There was immediate ingestion of Mexican food, …
Creative: Japan Notes, Episode Four
I just ate things I can’t identify. Breakfast in the ryokan. Kyoto a nice break from the bustle of Tokyo. Overtourism is a thing now, especially in the Show Me Age. Famous shrines, disgruntled Italians, surly from the reality they …