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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

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Our House Christmas 2021

Hey Man, Did you manage to get thru the holidaze without going crazy? Seems it went by rather quickly. I never seemed to totally get into the spirit of things though we had our tree and decorations up and had a nice Christmas dinner with a friend. It just seemed to have had a bit less luster this year. Maybe…

January 11, 2022architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized

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Our House

Colors are starting to perk up. I have a feeling they will be off this year due to the summer heat and drought. A lot of trees seem to be going straight from greenish to brown. Not the usual burst of color. But then our colors don’t usually peak until the end of October. We often have color into the first…

October 12, 2021architecture, Celebrations, Floral, Gardens, Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized

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I Never Tired of that View

I taught with the UW Design in Rome Program and we had our classes at the UW Rome Center in Campo di Fiori. It was a pretty nice gig, though August in Rome is pretty hot and steamy. Teaching was fun there, students were great and I created a pretty amazing collection of images. I would always just sit and…

October 1, 2021architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Roma, Travels

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I Should Have Been a Painter

My work seems to be all over the map. I can identify themes and threads of themes, but that is about it. Much of my work is about the man made landscape. Which includes urban scapes, gardens and even farm land like the Palouse. Any landscape sculpted by the hand of man. I also like architecture, preferably old like the…

September 21, 2021architecture, Landscapes, Seattle, Uncategorized

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The Last Silver Print

This is one of the last silver prints I ever made in 2006. I made it in a friend’s darkroom as I had already shut my down. My friend had a much better darkroom than I did, but I recall not having any fun printing that day. Probably because I was reprinting and not creating something new. I was making…

August 28, 2021architecture, France, Gardens, Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends

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Ten Years After

This image popped up on Facebook this morning. Share your old memories they say. This was 2010 class in Rome. I was to go one last time in 2011, then called it quits. Hard to believe it has been ten years already. For maybe three or four years after that last class I would have a yearning to be in…

August 25, 2021architecture, Celebrations, Musings, Roma, Travels