Once I started photography as a hobby, I started to notice light. I discovered a vocabulary I’d never needed before then. Light became buttery, diffuse or sharp. Sometimes it made things glow and sometimes it made them one-dimensional. I discovered that golden light can make me happy and noonday sun makes me nervous. I marveled […]
Things I Saw – 2019:Weeks 2-3
Oregon in January is … incredibly mild. For someone born and bred in the Midwest, temps in the 50s with a bit of rain will always qualify as a “fine spring day” more than “depths of winter.” In a landscape without snow (and very little chance of dropping below freezing), Oregon winters are surprisingly colorful. […]
The Power of Going Dormant
It’s late winter in the Pacific Northwest. While spring is still a little way off, the signs of it are already starting to show in blooming snowdrops and Lenten roses. But before that new season bursts forth, I think it wise to contemplate the power of dormancy. Many things look dead this time of year. […]
Things I Saw – 2019:Week 1
The first week of the new year was a mostly rainy, mostly work-filled affair… but I did remember to pull up the camera app from time to time. In a post-Instagram life, I wanted to create a new sort of photo diary (formerly known as Randomgrams). I don’t plan on pushing it out to subscribers, […]
Under New Management
I’m done with social media. It’s not a New Year’s Resolution but the end result of more than a year’s worth of building frustration. What started as a fun way to connect with old friends or admire someone’s creativity and wit has devolved into an algorithm-manipulated product- and misinformation-selling free for all. Our data, our […]
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