Documenting Light and Life as an Editorial Photographer

I mostly work with black and white film for personal photographs--pictures of friends and family, some photography projects. When I am working for editorial or commercial clients, it's digital. Clients need photographs sharp, in color, lit and ready for publication immediately. That's where digital shines. I wield a pair of Nikon full-frame DSLRs. Give me...

The Camera as a Powerful Tool

I believe there is power in photography. When I document ordinary people doing ordinary things for the Roy Stryker photo project, I do it because I believe it has the power to change the world. Its goal is to "Introduce America to Americans" and show people in different parts of the country what we all...

Editorial Truth and Public Trust

While digital photography and technology are here to stay, TRUST is the one thing of utmost importance for news/media companies to maintain as we enter a new world of Deepfakes. [Deepfakes (a portmanteau of "deep learning" and "fake") are synthetic media in which a person in an existing image or video is replaced with someone...