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Why?

In a blog post yesterday I shared a series of images without any commentary, and invited readers to post their thoughts. I received some comments online, and others offline as well. Some were good, and...

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Light is Always Exciting

I never get tired of the play of light in the late afternoon in New York City. I suppose this would be true for just about any city, but somehow I’ve always been particularly drawn to this light when...

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A Paint Swatch?

I sometimes find myself contemplating why it is that I photograph a particular subject. I mean, naturally there is something that sparks my interest, but sometimes it isn’t clear exactly why that...

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A First-Name Basis

How many people do you know who can be identified only by their first name? I’m not talking about celebrities, but real people who matter in your life. People for whom a friend or family member only...

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Boat Ride Memories…

One of the things I enjoy most about photography is that it enables me to capture memories. Little moments in time that are meaningful to me for one reason or another. Even better is when I happen to...

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What is it About a Camera?

What is it about a camera that is able to bring out the silliest faces in people? Or is it just me? I was at the CNET popup store in Manhattan, right after presenting a session on making the most …...

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Sunset Dilemma

I find sunsets so fascinating from a photographic perspective. As photographers, we seem to take extra special notice of sunsets. And yet, while sunsets can be quite remarkable to observe, they often...

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Just Because…

Sometimes photography is a “just because” endeavor. I wish this sort of “because” was always as impressive as George Mallory’s, “because it’s there” form of “because”, but the bottom line is that...

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Fear and Empathy in New York

Photographers are, obviously, visual people. As such, I’ve heard many photographers express a visceral fear of losing their sense of vision. I too have expressed this fear on numerous occasions. I...

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Where to Focus?

Have you ever had one of those moments where you have the camera up to your face, your eye focused through the viewfinder, and you’re just not sure what to focus on? No, I’ve never had that happen to...

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Embracing the Blemishes

I sometimes get accused of being high-maintenance. But I’m just particular! And this, of course, extends to my photography. One of the things I generally strive for (though not always) when composing a...

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Mea Culpa

Some of you may have noticed that a blog post I published yesterday vanished into thin air. That’s not something I would normally do, but this time I think it was warranted. In that blog post I talked...

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When is it Stealing?

Photographers worry a lot about theft. To be sure, we worry about the theft of our equipment. But in this case, I’m referring to the theft of our photographic images. Actually, I should say “your...

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Why I Don’t Worry…

In yesterday’s blog post that posed the question “When is it Stealing?” when we take a picture, I alluded to the two reasons that I don’t worry about my photos being stolen, but didn’t name those...

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The Ethics of Cleanup

As long as I’ve been stirring the pot by bringing up controversial topics, I might as well bring up another… In my defense, anyone who had a negative reaction to my blog post about not worrying about...

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Perspective is Everything

Quite often when I’m photographing a subject, I think about what sort of interesting perspectives I might be able to use to produce a more creative interpretation of the subject. I find I’m a big fan...

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A Happy Failure

When I go out photographing with a group, where the plan is to photograph a particular subject, sometimes I find myself lacking in motivation. It may be a subject I’m totally excited about, and a group...

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The Joy of Sharing

I had a bit of a revelation this morning. Well, OK, “revelation” is a bit of a strong word. But bear with me… My upcoming Austria Photo Workshop has been on my mind a lot recently. And with good...

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“Borrowing” Ideas

It has been a while since I’ve opened up a can of worms (meant figuratively, as I’ve never done this literally), so I figure its about time to stir up the hornet’s nest (hopefully without the use of...

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Surprisingly Subdued

Sometimes I even surprise myself, and that was certainly the case with a surprisingly subdued response to a rather unpleasant event. My beloved 24-105mm lens is broken, as in literally split into...

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