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 10 years freelance for editorial and corporate clients. Official photographer for the US Civil Rights Trail.

Art Meripol's Posts

19 November, 2025

A new old lens at No Kings Day protests

By Art Meripol

I admit. I went down the rabbit hole trying to pick out ‘the’ Leica 50mm glass to put on my Leica M4-P. I bought the camera some years back from a friend and he included a Voigt...

11 May, 2024

Recreating Historic Images

By Art Meripol

Back in 2016 a group of tourism professionals, historians, marketing pros and the US National Park Service began to work towards creating a U.S. Civil Rights Trail with the goal...

15 February, 2024

5-ish Frames with a Kodak Tourist II

By Art Meripol

Like many photographers who have been shooting for years I have a cabinet of old cameras. Some were given to me as gifts and quite a few are cameras I used in my work over the y...