I Wish I Were Martin Parr

(NOTE: After a long break, I’m turning my attention back to photography with a renewed online presence (including a lot of simplification). My blog is now hosted on free WordPress for the moment.) One of the first photographers I came to admire is Martin Parr. His ability to capture irony in every day modern scenes…

Ray

I saw a really good person with a beautiful white beard sitting near me at Doc Myers’ restaurant and bar one early afternoon. He rides with a lovely group of people who seemed like family to me. His name is Ray and he obliged me this street portrait.

The Sun & Moon Made Art Today

The 2017 Eclipse: Shadows, lines and stars from the street with an iPhone  

Tropical Street Stroll With an OM-2

I’ve had very little time to shoot this summer. When I did though, it was with this new/used Japanese 35mm Olympus OM – 2MD. This in combination with a 24mm Olympus lens and some basic Fuji Superia 400 made a great impact on me, both in terms of color quality and ease of street shooting….

Is Street Photography A Ridiculous Term?

I read a comment not long ago which I cannot quote directly, but the gist of it was this: The author said that the term, “street photography” is a ridiculous one. When I read it, my hackles went up immediately! I wanted to gather the masses of street shooting purists and create protest. However, as with all…

Don’t Let Social Media Trespass On Your Creativity: 3 Ways My Social Media Diet Has Boosted My Creativity

Social media is no doubt one of the greatest advancements for our society in bridging communication and sharing information. How do you know though, when it is trespassing into your quality of life or your creativity or creative prowess? Personally, I think there should be a 12 step program for social media addicts because often we remain “asleep…

New Year’s Eve & This Story I Need To Finally Begin To Tell

Part One of Three To understand what I need to tell you without doubting my sanity, allow me to rewind a little bit, back to where it all started: in California, October of 2016. There I was in the most kick ass, beautiful scenery I’d ever experienced in the United States. I had thought that…

Exhibit for Colombia & Atlanta Celebrates Photography

Atlanta Celebrates Photography Four of my digital and film street photos of Colombia in black and white and color will be on display at the Colombian Consulate of Atlanta as part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography. The title of the exhibit is Click Colombia and includes photographic works from a total of six Colombian photographers based in Atlanta….

Nighttime Street Photography Stories: 2016 Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade

Street Photography Stories Along The 2 Mile Route “Show me a face” “2 Mile Movement”

When Using Color in Street Photography Makes Sense

Digital, Ricoh GR  “The East Atlanta Strut”, Georgia, 2014    8/16/16 EDITED: Original post, September 29, 2014. I wholeheartedly embrace the idea that monochrome lends a certain beauty to a photograph that demands more of both the photograph and the photographer. However, the subject of color versus black and white is interesting to me, so I…