I met the Rhode Island photographer Jonathan Sharlin at another photographer couple's house at a pizza party. As we talked about, what else, photography, I found out about his then upcoming exhibit and talk titled Remembrance featuring Rhode Island … [Read more...] about Portrait Narratives – An Exhibit
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Irving Penn at Lesley University
Thanks to Lesley University and Smithsonian Museum, we were able to see the works of Irving Penn. Many were his platinum print originals and some new prints reflected his style very well. It was a fun, enjoyable, and highly educational trip to Boston … [Read more...] about Irving Penn at Lesley University
Abelardo Morell Lecture
At the end of 2015, I wrote a post titled "A Gift Of Learning" to talk about several photographers and interesting photography Web sites. It is a pleasure to let the readers of this blog that one of the photographers I very briefly mentioned will be … [Read more...] about Abelardo Morell Lecture
Answers or Questions
Do you want photographs to answer your questions, or question your answers? Answering the questions will address who, what, where, when and will invariably be tied to the object photographed. You will know that you are looking at an egret, during its … [Read more...] about Answers or Questions
John Sexton Talks About Photography
Photography has always been a blend of art and craft and Ansel Adams has long embodied a good mixture of the two. One of his former assistants and an accomplished photographer John Sexton shares his thoughts on photography with anecdotes sprinkled in … [Read more...] about John Sexton Talks About Photography
Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography
The Salt of The Earth I have been familiar with Salgado's photography through magazines, newspapers, and the Web but I did not know him or his work as closely as many other photographers. During our visit to Istanbul in October 2015, we watched with … [Read more...] about Sebastião Salgado: The silent drama of photography
The Americans
Over 60 years ago Robert Frank photographed with an outsider's eye the Americans as he traveled from coast to coast over a year. The result is the seminal book, The Americans. I highly recommend the book as it put a mirror to the nation at the time, … [Read more...] about The Americans