Active Mind, Creative Spirit
Impressionable Everyday Photos
How would your impression of a faraway place be different if you saw photos of everyday life there instead of the stories that the photographers and journalists want you to see? Think about that for a minute. You have all sorts of impressions of…
Failure=Salvation
This weekend I attended a photography conference in Seattle, called Collaborators for Cause. One of the keynote speakers was Aaron Huey. He’s a cultural photographer and activist and he blew me away for several reasons. Most of it was specific to the way he connected…
Postcards from Nepal
Just some visual reminders of a place I love. Click a photo to see slide show. Boy at the motorbike fix-it shop Protector god at Boudhanath temple, Kathmandu Prayer wheels with golden light, at Swayambunath temple, Kathmandu Instant good karma to…
What’s in an Image of History
This weekend was the Kenmore Camera Expo at the Lynnwood Convention Center. One of my stand-by events that I’ve attended since inception in about 2007. The keynote was particularly interesting this year. A White House photographer since LBJ and Nixon, he had full, unrestricted…
Glacier Goats
In a way I am relieved that the national parks are closed. The poor animals are getting a rest from the thousands of people-feet that tread through their homes all year. I wonder if it feels like a vacation to them. When we were…
One That Got Away
Not all the stories that I brought home made it into the book. Some were just not complete enough or interesting enough to put in. Some were interesting, like this one, but really didn’t fit in any specific place without disrupting the overall story flow. Others…