Recently in conjunction with a few random meetings, conversations and photography outings I’ve had an epiphany or two in relation to my outlook on photography. This is the first of five posts that inter-relate. The preface or teaser to this if you will, was a quote by Elliott Erwitt that struck a nerve with me and was posted just the other day. With that being said here is the first of a five part blog entry se

A very rare sighting during trip through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a prematurely born Caribou calf migrating with a small herd to the coastal plain. Normally calfs are born on the coastal plain. This small herd was looking to cross the Kongakut river which was quite wide and fast moving at this junction. They eventually opted not to cross. The herd easily had 30-40 miles to go to make it to the coastal pla

To date I’ve made two posts on Flickr: * The Dark Side of Flickr: Photo Phishing By Corporate America * Flickr + _Rebekka + Availability of High Resolution Images = Nightmare Today I read about two more stories of photographers images being stolen and used for commercial purposes. * A fourteen year old’s self-portrait being lifted off Flickr for use on a porn DVD * In Germany a political party lifts a pho

This weekend I attended a photography workshop put on by Art Wolfe here in San Francisco dealing with creativity and creative vision. Note: I’ll have a recap and review of the workshop posted soon. During the workshop a quote by Elliott Erwitt was displayed and it really struck a nerve. “To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…

An abstract view of the landscape at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. A late morning view before the storm clouds cleared. Various forms, some more recognizable than others, creep out of the landscape with shifting light. I’ve been told people see various things in this photo. What do you see? See previous blog entries with other White Sands National Monument photos or access my gallery for more lan

I rediscovered this photo of Coit Tower recently and it has me yearning to get out and do some more night photography. It’s been a while since I’ve gone out for such shots, but seeing this reminds me not to put it off much longer. [tags]Coit Tower, moonrise, moon, lunar, San Francisco, night photography, photo, cityscape, Telegraph Hill[/tags]

Greg Lato added something on his blog shortly after my post “Has the Photo Market Been Irreversibly Altered?” that extended the topic in an interesting direction. For those that don’t read his blog, but read mine I thought you might find his post “Photography Times…They Are A Changing” of interest. Taking the chain of thought even further Jessica Grieves on her blog, in response to

The results from the “Favorite Photo and Background Story” Photo Blog Project are in and the results should keep you entertained for sometime. Since initiating the project on May 14th I’ve been introduced, and in some cases re-introduced, to some great photographers. The subject material, photographic styles and skill levels of those submitting may vary, but the one constant shared by all is a passi