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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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The Last Ten Days

I’ve been away on vacation — walking the Speyside Way in Scotland. I made this image through a pub window in Aberdeen. This fellow was also a pub patron and stepped outside for a smoke. Made with my “street” camera … Continue reading

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A (Short) Tale of Two Photos

Since 1972 when I first picked up, with intention, a camera, I’ve made tens of thousands of images and many hundreds of hours of video footage — much of it I would call documentary. This is a short tale of … Continue reading

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Digital v. Film… Makes No Sense to Me

In the film Everybody Street (available free on Tubi), a documentary about street photography, Elliott Erwitt makes some remarks regarding film versus digital that set my teeth on edge. Luckily, a couple of minutes later, Jill Freedman set him straight. … Continue reading

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I Collect Graffiti and Street Art

When I was first becoming interested in photography at about the age of 15, I happened upon a book of documentary photography. The Family of Man fascinated me. I was coming to photography from drawing and painting. My earliest career … Continue reading

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