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Weird But True

Handheld photography is very liberating. Being unencumbered with gear is great feeling. Responding to a moment is satisfying too. I had to use a tripod in much of my assignment work over the years and I always found it to be tedious and labor intensive. I am not steady of hand either, so I need to pick a fast shutter…

January 8, 2025architecture, Seattle

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A Little Simmer of Softness

Another reason I loved the urban landscape. From the last time I spent traveling in France in 2003. I was visiting a friend who lived in a little town about an hour south of Paris. I was waiting for her to get off work and to kill time I wandered around the little village where she worked making images in…

October 1, 2024architecture, France, Landscapes, Musings, Travels

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Ribbon of Light

I am preparing some "new" works to hand off to the Seattle Art Museum and am finally getting the chance to print this image from the series Above Seattle. But I have run into some old tech issues and wonder if the work is ready for large format prime time viewing. Captured with an older camera, the work lacks a…

September 30, 2024architecture, Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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True Craftsmen

I lived in Washington DC before moving to Seattle. I worked for an interior design/architectural firm as a graphic designer. I had a strong interest in photography, so they had me document their work. I sort of learned on the job. When I left that company, I was fortunate to get an assistant’s job with one of the top shooters…

April 4, 2024architecture, Musings, Washington DC

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If I Had Only Wore a Mask…

Your plan for hiring scouts in Scotland sounds wise. I have only done that for assignment shoots, though one time in Yorkshire I hired a driver to tour us around the Dales looking for monastery ruins. I mostly did it because I didn’t want to drive a stick shift car on the left side of road. Plus, I knew he…

February 26, 2024architecture, England, London, Musings, Odds and Ends, Travels, Uncategorized

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Icing on the Cake

Your travels with Howard sound like they were fun. We don’t travel any more. Carter needs a walker and has limited mobility. Even a day trip in the car would be an effort for him. I haven’t been on a plane since 2019. And not seriously traveled since going to Barcelona in 2012. I claim to not miss it, but…

October 18, 2023architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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Snubbed

Attached is the historic “I almost missed this shot” from opening night of Benaroya Hall in September of 1998. Another funny story about this image. The Symphony put out a nice book about the process of building Benaroya. Lots of old photos, lot of new photos and this image was the center spread image. I didn’t know about the book…

March 20, 2023architecture, Celebrations, Seattle

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Saved by the Bell

Man you were busy. But then weren’t we all back then? I sure remember sweating over shoots when things went south. This is the first Opening Night of Benaroya Hall in September of 1998. I was hired to make a portrait of the audience from the stage. I originally turned the job down. Partly because they had a low budget,…

March 1, 2023architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends

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The Romance of Film

Hey Stuart,Interesting... A leap into the world of analog. First what experience do you have with film? I assume some, right? Basic 35mm stuff? Darkroom? Enough to recall how labor intensive it is? Jumping in now , even for me, would require a great deal of thought. First there is the expense of the film. Then handing of loading and…

November 30, 2022architecture, Musings, Odds and Ends, Travels

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Zone System

Vermont sounds lovely, even if it is past the peak. I have only been to Vermont once. Back in 1979. I had just quit the only real job I had ever had. I was a graphic designer in a small largely architectural design firm. I work there 2 ½ years before deciding to plunge into the world of photography. I…

November 1, 2022architecture, Musings, Odds and Ends, Travels