31 October, 2026
A “Haunted Tree House” – One-Shot Story
On a dark, stormy night in 1995, I witnessed Jerry Uelsmann’s spooky photos in an “Outer Limits” TV series opening and fell in love with his surreal work. Especially his “Tree H...
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27 May, 2026
Real Adventures are Still Out There! (Part 1)
One true joy of travel is the chance it offers to stumble onto real mysteries of nature. It doesn’t happen often, but Kate and I have experienced it three times. The most recent...
8 April, 2026
Continuously Resizable DIY Photo Frames? Really?
Yes really! Have you ever wanted a picture frame that is easily adjusted across a range of photo/art sizes? One that can even form itself to non-standard aspect ratios? If so, r...
18 February, 2026
Which Eiffel Tower Shot Might be Illegal?
That’s actually a semi-trick question! Shot just hours apart in 2009 with a my Fujifilm F31fd point-and-shoot, there may be different problems with both images! The one on...
4 December, 2025
A Vast Illumination – My photograph of the year 2025
Just a glance at this vast illumination showed me how hard light has to hustle to deliver our personal realities. Blasting along at 186,282 miles a second, rays from the sun set...
18 November, 2025
What Lurks Behind These Leaves? – One-Shot Story
As mentioned here, interesting abstract photos are often mysterious. Like roads, walking paths or stairs to destinations unseen. Or images that hide other information. Like what...
31 October, 2025
A Haunted House for Halloween!
This was the most haunted place I ever lived. And the most vicious. You wouldn’t recognize it today, though. It’s now surrounded by trees. And across three-quarters of a century...
3 October, 2025
“Half Framing” Practically Any Film Camera (Part 1 of 2)
I love creativity of all kinds. But it has taken me down some strange rabbit holes (like here, here, here and here). This article is another. I hope you find it interesting and ...