29 September, 2026
A One-Shot ‘street’ story
This post from Ron Duda about stealth vs permission when shooting ‘street’ photos well explained the two approaches. In my career I’ve employed both, just goin...
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22 August, 2026
Plus X and a Mamiya 7II in Venice
A post today from Edmakesfilms inspired me to dig into my old files. These shots from a hurried trip in the early 2000’s were shot on Kodak Plus X and my long gone lamente...
12 June, 2026
Travails of two Leica M3s
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...
6 June, 2026
Airports on Delta 100
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...
As the only photographer many of my friends know, they have sometimes offered me their families no longer wanted old camera, usually another worn brownie of various odd lineage ...
27 February, 2026
The Miniature Camera Monthly
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...
22 February, 2026
Looking back from the other side
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
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...