Fifty Female Faces, the book

As I write this on the last day of 2013, I feel a great sense of accomplishment as a photographer. Back in January, I decided to take on a significant challenge; shoot fifty portraits and publish a book. That was the basic idea but I wanted to go much deeper than that. For years I have loved...

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In Search of Imperfection

I read a story in the New York Times about British photographer Terrence Donovan this morning that got me thinking about a whole lot of things at once. Donovan's work was and still is vibrant, fresh, experimental and spontaneous. Although he dabbled in many genres, he was most well known for his fashion work. While browsing some of his photos, I noticed a stark difference in the style of his photography...

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Analog and Digital and the Meaning of Life

By the time I realized capturing pictures was what I was meant to do, the digital age was already maturing. For me it began with a video camera. Super 8, the last consumer film medium, had long passed. Even analog videotape was near death. Instant gratification was the first thing that thrilled me...

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The Benefits of a Personal Photography Project

Although I've been capturing images in some iteration for about twelve years now, there's always something new to learn. But without some kind of driving force, it's easy to become static and churn out variations of the same photograph over and over again. I recently recognized this trend...

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