The Library of Photography: A Temporary Archive for Photographs

I have an idea for a photographic service, perhaps called The Library of Photography, that I think could be quite useful for photographers, though not Nowographers. See it would be for archiving actual photographs by photographers to be delivered to people at a later time, once the photographs become valuable. We are often making photographs...

Lost Rolls & Rescued Film

There's a company that wants our unprocessed forgotten rolls of film called the Lost Rolls America Project. They ask how many photographers and snapshooters have old film lying around and they encourage them to send them in and they will develop it for their project. This project is aimed at getting those forgotten rolls of...

Who is the Girl on the Stairs?

I don't know. She's not a relative of mine. You may be wondering why do I have this photograph and other precious memories of some families that appear to be (from clues in the photos) living in Kansas in the early to mid-1900s? Because a family lost them due to an unpaid storage locker. This...

The Art of the Snapshot (We’re Still Making Them Today!)

A couple of friends over for a BBQ bumping elbows. I have a love for old snapshots. There's something special about those photos that aren't meant for the gallery wall, that aren't going to win awards, but are just simply destined for the photo album--the "open-the-pages-and-reminisce book" that we used to create all the time...

Photography is at a Low Point in its History

Photography is at a low point in its history. And it makes me sad. But first a little photography history lesson to see how we got here. (And hope for how we change it for the better.) We've been at this photography thing for just about 193 years--the first photograph was made in 1826.  And...

Flips Are Slower Than Swipes

Perhaps it's special because it feels like an event when you're flipping pages.  Is that what makes it different? Maybe it's nostalgic.  Or just a wish to get away from all things digital, especially since so many of us are in front of our phones and computers all day. Call it a resurgence.  A return...