Creative: Critical Mass

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As we head toward the middle part of the year, we once again find ourselves nearing the deadline for Critical Mass. If you belong to the professional photography industry, well, you most likely already know about this and will know …

Creative: Seattle Times

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“Promise me you didn’t kill anyone,” she said moving across the parking lot. Hood up, eyes down. Finger flicking for a nonexistent cigarette, pants splattered with paint from a long distant job. Back when she had jobs. Now, there was …

Read: Apocalyptic Planet

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I have friends on both sides of the aisle. I have family members on both sides of the aisle. I have friends on both sides of most major issues. I’m not a “cut you off” person when it comes to …

Creative: The Nikon Future Book

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I don’t care if you like birds. I happen to like them but have only begun my quest to better understand them. When people ask if I am a birder I say, “No.” I follow up with “I’m just paying …

Creative: Amsterdam Notes

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The High Season: Day One. It has begun. The great influx of tourists from all corners of the globe descend on the diminutive streets of inner Amsterdam. The ancient brick and mortar handles it all, barely. Loud shouts and noises …

Adventure: Travel by Bike

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I can’t stand it anymore. I can’t stand being without a bike when I’m on the road. Europe makes this exponentially worse seeing as they didn’t quite allow the oil and gas and auto industries to entirely consume their societal …

Creative: Eindhoven Book Project

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I’ve been in Eindhoven for one and a half days, so it’s time for me to make some gross generalizations in regard to Europe and the people who live here. They have less. But they also have more. Let me …

Creative: Blurb in Barcelona

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I was in Barcelona twenty five years ago. I forgot how beautiful it is. While I am no longer a “city guy,” places like this make me rethink my life in America. Is Barcelona, or Spain for that matter, perfect? …

Creative: London Notes, Five

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The favored blue suit still all the rage here in Mother London. Huge breakfast, eaten fast, and on top of each other. A comfort level born from boarding school perhaps. Fork in left hand, upside down, tasty morsels balanced on …

Creative: London Notes, Four

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I never met Tim Hetherington. I watched him from afar through his work in the field covering conflict and other stories. Although I have a few friends who specialize in covering conflict, I wouldn’t say I know them particularly well, …

Creative: London Notes, Three

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FROM THE JOURNAL: London, England. 2024 My mission at the moment is both vague and crystal clear. Make money for the company, educate, and influence, but nothing is ever quite so simple. Influence brings a parallel narrative that can be …