Photos Tell Stories

Photos Tell Stories

The best photos tell a story. Beauty is important (and welcome!) but not required. To me, art is really about emotion and conveying lived experience. I’m choosing photos for the book, and since I have approximately five bajillion to choose from, I’m trying to winnow...
Endings and Beginnings

Endings and Beginnings

So much has changed since we last spoke. For me personally, I’m guessing for you personally, for the country, and for the world. I don’t need to explain what I mean about the country and the world. We all know about the surreal and heartbreaking situation...
Launching a New Photography Project

Launching a New Photography Project

And thinking about the difference between photographer and artist. First: the project. I was looking over my portfolio and realized that some of my best photographs are about loneliness and abandonment, which may or may not be a commentary on who I am as a person. Ha...
Beauty on a Branch

Beauty on a Branch

The crabapple tree in my courtyard has lost all its leaves, which makes it easier to see the birds that hang out there. I’ve been trying to capture them with the camera, but the minute I open the front door they fly off. (Selfish birds!) Yesterday I got the zoom...