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…
No problem? Create one.
Do I need a pneumatic shutter release? Likely not. So, best to figure out how to fix the one I have…because? I was prompted recently to dig out the remnants of a pneumatic shutter release…
The photos that grow on you
When I pulled this image’s negative from the tank and held it in front of the bathroom light fixture, I was pleased. Not because I thought it was a great shot worthy of sharing and…
Ukraine inspires, and we need that.
Writing about one’s efforts fiddling with aging cameras and the film that goes in ‘em seems like a trivial exercise lately. Here in the US within the last month, we’ve had two mass shootings—both committed…
Lesson From Competition: Get Out of Your Head
If you’re digitally attached to LensCulture, Aperture or other photography foundations/organizations, you’ve no doubt seen the notices for competitions, be they “portrait,” “art,” “street”—whatever. I entered two during the last year, and paid the fee…
It’s true, the FED-2 is a can-do
With Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, threatening the global order like the good ol’ Soviet Union used to do, how timely is it to write some words about a classic Soviet-era camera, the FED-2?…
Another navel-gazing website introduction
This first posting, while mildly gratuitous, effectively impacts home-page layout while site founder decides, ultimately, if he likes the look. Back in 2019, a fella launched a website to jump start the creativity of two…
Gold-medal Parade Rekindles DSLR Love
Breaking news: A person (the author) self-isolated in film photography for several years is quickly reminded of all that is good with digital photography. About two weeks ago we had the fun of attending the…
Catching Night in the Lens
First published on The Northern Dispatch website, by the author. We’ve all been pondering what we were doing a year or so ago when started our Coronavirus lifestyles, and I dug back into some negatives.…