Certainly for the last decade or two, we’re hearing much more about—and seeing those afflicted with—dementia. This is due largely to our lengthening lifespans, the work retirements of the Baby Boomer generation and the general…
I’ve been a Philip K. Dick fan since I was a kid. I read “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” (on which the film Bladerunner is based) and was hooked by Dick’s crisp writing, loaded…
I started yesterday reposting to my photography-centric Instagram account (@darkroomdetritus) a link to a blog post and photos from a rally I attended at the Minnesota State Capital on March 6, 2022. The rally’s theme?…
I don’t recall ever being against the idea of New Years Resolutions, although I usually chuckled (sometimes not just to myself) at the boldness of some made by friends and acquaintances. You know, the ones…
Who hasn’t been intrigued by pinhole photography? Particularly those images balanced with sharpness of place and ghostly action moving through it. But, like most people who use a camera regularly, whether for paycheck or hobby,…
I hung my US flag today (or posted, rather? Y’know, sticking it on the aluminum pole that came with the bracket thing one bolts to the house) as I do any Fourth of July these…
Graflex Series B RB is… fun. And finicky. But, mostly fun. I never thought that the biggest issue with a Graflex SLR—the large focal-plane shutter variety—would be the size of my hands, which are not…
I’ve always been one to drop into an antique store, particularly those in an out-of-the-way town I visit—which I try to do as state highways expand to resemble interstate freeways and bypass those towns they…
There are those who advise one should wait for certain times of the day to go take your outdoor photos in the best light—that advice, primarily: Avoid midday! It’s not bad advice, but if I…
I posted recently to Grainery, the sorta new photo-sharing platform, for the first time in a long while. I opened the account about seven months ago as I, along with many Instagram users, had grudgingly…