The Man in the High Castle
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…
Three years in, bravery meets betrayal
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?…
(Late) New Years Resolutions: Try a few!
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…
To Be a Pinhead
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,…
Happy Fourth, and hang—or post—your flag
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…
Crank it and Go
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…
Found film, found moments.
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…
The best time for photos? When you have time.
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…
Hate for Instagram breeds…appreciation?
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…
Noma closure = reality (finally) accepted
When the news broke Monday that Noma, the Michelin three-star restaurant and repeatedly listed as “Best In The World” was closing its doors at arguably the height of its powers, I shrugged. As someone who started reporting…