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The Rhetoric of Camera Size and Dead Cats

So people generally act one of three ways when a camera appears. Some ignore you no matter what. I like them the best. Some mug for the camera in various ways. This can actually be useful, depending. It can also … Continue reading

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Set It and Forget It, Maybe

When I was in my photography program in college at RIT back in the 70s, the guy who taught our second-year black & white class had us do an interesting thing: For the entire semester, we could only use one … Continue reading

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Street Photography With a New Camera (Soon)

I’ve been using a Fujifilm X-E1 for many years. It’s traveled the world with me. I’ve used it to capture street scenes and street art. It’s walked hundreds of miles with me along paths in the United Kingdom and Portugal. … Continue reading

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Just Enjoying Taking Pictures

I took a hike with friends in the interior of Portugal yesterday. We visited two of the Aldeias do Xisto — the villages where the homes are made from the local schist. It was a good day 🙂

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Photography and its Discontents

Look, I thought the whole Nikon v. Canon thing was tiresome back in 1974 when I was working for my high school yearbook. Photography and its discontents march forward. Today we have digital v. analog. We even have a documentary … Continue reading

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