Category Archives: Philosophy

The Awe and Mystery that is Photographing People

Firstly, I must acknowledge that it’s been a very long time since last I wrote. Part of me is … just somehow less motivated to spend time here. Perhaps I’m just bone-weary from other aspects of my life when finally … Continue reading

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We Know What We Like, but We Don’t Know Why

First of all I would be remiss if I didn’t send you each a personal and heartfelt greeting on this the 4th of February. However, given the number of people following this blog, a general greeting will have to suffice. … Continue reading

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The Bane of Expectations

A bit of prolixity from the writing side of the house on the topic of photography and the performance anxiety that can sometimes come with it: The Bane of Expectations.

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Can’t Even Give It Away

It’s a bit odd cross-posting between my own blogs, but this bit of writing tripe has a discernible photographic theme to it. Ignore it or not at your own discretion. Can’t Even Give It Away

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The Most Expensive (but not necessarily best) Photos in the World!

So first of all, the idea of “expensive” “art” bothers me from the outset. As I’ve written about in a previous post that shall not be named because I’ve named it too many dern times already, I’m not personally of … Continue reading

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Say Cheese on the Cheap

I’ve officially been asked enough times about photographs that it seems high time I put down my thoughts on the subject so I can answer the question once and for all. In short, yes, I’ll be happy to take your … Continue reading

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St. Louis Arch -or- Wishing You Had a Better Camera

There are some shots that just make you say, “eh” and there are others that make you wish you could squeeze another few million pixels of resolution out of your camera. This shot is in the latter category. In 2008 … Continue reading

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The Photo That Started it All

Looking back now it’s been over three years since I’ve been seriously piddling in photography (at least as much as one can seriously piddle at anything). As I look through my early photos I often roll my eyes and wince … Continue reading

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