A Perfect Moment

A Perfect Moment

As an artist using a camera, I make lots of images of all kinds of things, of people and places. Most often it is later that I look at a photograph I have made and realize what a special moment that was, and that I didn't realize it at the time. On this morning I did. It was Sunday the…
Divert to Paris

Divert to Paris

I tend to save ticket stubs and other bits of ephemera, like boarding passes. Not collect them really, but rather stuff them into pockets of whatever coat or jacket I may have been wearing at the time and leave them there. Last week I was wearing my black linen jacket on a photo shoot and when I went to put…
4 Dead in Ohio

4 Dead in Ohio

In the fall of 1981 I went to graduate school at Ohio University to study towards an MFA in photography. Since I considered myself as a newbie to photography, having studied and practiced graphic design in a former life, I was looking forward to filling the gaps of my photographic knowledge and perhaps become a  more proficient practitioner of the…
Twilight Musings

Twilight Musings

I stepped out from the opening at the Sisko Gallery recently and observed a beautiful late winter twilight evening. And a big glowing orb in the sky. It was an interesting urban scene that I wanted to capture somehow. I have never been the kind of photographer to carry my camera with me everywhere I go, so all I had…
Because Sometimes it’s Nice to Get a Pat on the Back

Because Sometimes it’s Nice to Get a Pat on the Back

Hi Mel, Thanks so much for your speedy reply, and for permission to use these awesome photos! I especially liked the one in the library with the "sun" glasses.  :-)       With regard to our school program, we have started a new nonprofit foundation (UnityWorks) and recently launched a pilot program in Yakima, starting with 4 schools - including Davis High.…