We Are at a Societal Crossroads, a Most Important Time to Be a Photographer

It's never been a more important time to be a photographer than today. You might question, "Why?" When it seems like everyone is a photographer with a phone in their pocket and there are more photographs being made today than at any time in the history of photography. The thing is virtually none of those...

Amid Billions of Photographs, Where Are the Visionaries?

I'm an optimist. An encourager. I want to be a positive force in others' lives. I believe we can do anything we set out to do if we're willing to do the work. I am known to encourage young photographers that they can, too, as long as they stick to their own vision. I wrote...

Wanna See Some Good Street Photographs?

Here are some that tell a story. These photographs were all made during a five-day visit to New York City, October 31-November 4, 2022. NY Subway Riders The NY Subway is tiring. Here we get a little connection and a moment shared between a couple. For that same reason, this next one also works. We...

Wanna See Some Bad Street Photographs?

I'll post them and tell you why they're not good. These photographs were all made during a five-day visit to New York City, October 31-November 4, 2022. The Yellow Scene "Look, he's got a yellow bag and a yellow shirt and there's a yellow vest to the right and a yellow slicker to the center."...

Street Photography Video Slide Show

Some people prefer a show. If that's you, you're in luck. Here's my street photography gallery in a slide show set to music. Best seen on a big screen at the 1080p HD setting (available with the gear icon at lower right of the YouTube screen). If you'd rather a gallery, there is one here....

Street Photography Defined

I am certainly a street photographer. Only I really don't go out to make street photographs. I simply go out to run errands and keep the camera with me at the ready--meaning turned on, with the exposure set, ready to shoot--and then photograph what strikes me in my travels. Like these. I just today updated...

If Only There Were a Way…

...to make the picture a little wider to get both children into Dad's birthday video. If only! Maybe the next iPhone will have that feature. They have the best engineers working for them. There has to be a way, no?

Always the Rolleiflex for an Introduction

I've used a lot of different cameras and of them all, I'd say the Rolleiflex is the one that helps me meet the most people. This trio of photos tells a story. This is Juneau, the dog I was taking care of for three days last week. This is the owner of a cafe in...

I Didn’t Get To See Ethan Hawke

I heard Joel Meyerowitz had photographed Ethan Hawke for the current edition of T Magazine, a glossy, high-quality style magazine inserted in the Sunday New York Times newspaper. I like Joel and I like Ethan and so I was looking forward to seeing the photographs. But unfortunately, it wasn't a photograph of Ethan, it was...

No Control Over What Comes So Come What May

I was thinking about doing the work, what that means and looking back at the photographs I've done in the past and it's clear that I don't have any control over what I create. I work with creating photographs based on who I encounter and the situations that present themselves. I don't have the ability...