Much of what I see coming from the photography community is performance art. Work done to satisfy the errant needs of a rapidly deteriorating intelligence of the social media consuming general public. I’ve said this many times before, if wearing …
Creative: Blurb Image Breakdown
Hello, friends. It’s that time again. Time for a Blurb live something with little old me. I’ll be critiquing a few pictures during a Live Image Breakdown on July 24th, and the best part is that you can submit your …
Creative: Make the Effort
“What is in this backpack and why do you need to carry it?” someone asked. “Camera, notebook, glasses, Airpods, wallet, tea, food, mics, rain gear,” I responded. “I can’t imagine something happening and NOT having my camera.” “And the notebook …
Read: Six Four
My reading preparation for Japan continues. You might wonder why I would chose to read a novel over non-fiction. That’s a valid wonder. A friend who has been to Japan many times loaned me this book. You can learn a …
Creative: The Question You Must Ask
There was something else bugging me about YouTube. Something I forgot to mention in my Bye Bye film. I feel like most of the folks who were watching my YouTube channel expressed their desire to become better photographers, but I …
Creative: Raw Society, Menorca Exhibition
I don’t often find myself being jealous. There are plenty of people I admire, but jealously has never really been my thing, until now. I have to admit, when I look at what Christelle and Jorge have created with Raw …
Adventure: The Good Kind of Fly
If you don’t fish you might not understand what seeing this small container does to me. This small container, gifted to me by “Mr. Flyfishing Magazine Total Cover Photography Stud,” Jeff Edvalds, is an instant time machine back to my …
Read: The Roads to Sata
Okay, for you numbers people. One hundred and twenty-eight days and roughly 3,300 kilometers. Top to bottom. Japan. Most importantly, as a “gaijin” or foreigner, and boy does this play a part in the overall experience. Both good and bad. …
Creative: Don’t be that Person
I don’t know Jimmy Chin. Never met him. Might never meet him. But man, do I have mad respect for the guy. The reason I’m bringing this up is because I heard someone semi-trashing Jimmy Chin a few days ago. …
Read: Tokyo Vice
The great Japan-centric reading fest has begun. And it started with a Jake Edelstein journalistic bang. “Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan,” is now a television series, but I would start with the book. Japan …