Art Meripol

Journalism degree. 13 years as a news photographer with a sideline as a concert photographer before 24 years as a magazine travel photographer and the last 13 years freelance for editorial and corporate clients. Official photographer for the US Civil Rights Trail. Now moving away from client work and trying to figure out what's next by returning to film.

Art Meripol's Posts

12 June, 2026

Travails of two Leica M3s

By Art Meripol

I wrote in another post in the past about how I came to want a Leica M3. In my career whenever I had a little extra cash for gear I bought what would make my job easier. When it...
Loading a wheel chair before sunrise.

6 June, 2026

Airports on Delta 100

By Art Meripol

Beginning in the late 1980’s and through to 2013 I traveled almost weekly in my job shooting travel features for a large magazine based in the South of the US. I didn’t have a m...

27 February, 2026

The Miniature Camera Monthly

By Art Meripol

Above: Cover photo of the August 1939 issue of Ray Bolger for it’s feature article on the new about-to-be-released movie The Wizard of Oz My wife retired a couple years ag...
rows of galleys and pages

22 February, 2026

Looking back from the other side

By Art Meripol

Image above: Rows of galleys and pages. And yeah, most everyone smoked back then. Sept 25, 1977. I was a year out of journalism school and working the first of my eventual five ...

19 February, 2026

Photo Walk – A One-shot story

By Art Meripol

There’s a strong welcoming film group here in Birmingham Alabama and one of the leaders, Nathan Watson, has invited me many times to join in for their monthly film walk. I...

28 January, 2026

5 Frames with Adox HR 50

By Art Meripol

Image above: Veterans representing each branch of military service in the US as the event gets started with a formal wreath laying. For the last few years I’ve volunteered...