Recent Podcasts
On Photography and the Creative Process

Jury Duty! Hoorah!

Oh, goodie. Jury duty. What a fabulous excuse I now have.

For the Low, Low Price of . . .

Someone has discovered some old, damaged Ansel Adams negatives thought lost long, long ago. This has given me an idea . . .

Which Lens Gets Left at Home

When we need to make compromises as to which equipment to take and which to leave behind, the dilemma becomes acute when having to choose which lenses.

Odd Ducks

Projects need a certain visual consistency in the midst of which the odd ducks are truly odd ducks.

Trollope and the Chip-away Philosophy

Waiting for that big burst of creativity or for time to produce work is an exercise that likely leads to little productivity. Anthony Trollope is a better example — a novelist who wrote every day before departing for his work in the British postal system.

What To Do

One of the key problems for any photographer who is productive is the knotty question: What do we do with all of our output?

Against What Criteria, Part 2

With a certain flexibility of criteria with which you judge work, you can begin to understand both work that is foreign to you and work that really should be considered inferior.

Against What Criteria, Part 1

There are photographers who, from time to time, pop up in the press who are supposedly the next great artist, or even considered an accomplished master, but sometimes I just don't like their work — and feel guilty about it.

Photographer or Artist?

As a very general statement, it can be said that photographers look and find. Artists, on the other hand,  imagine and make. So, what about the photographic artist?

Even if the Audience is Small

Even if the audience is small, as artists we still owe them our very best. Besides, you never know where it might lead.