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My Last Portrait of John

The last portrait I made of John was at his gallery on the 27th of December 2015. I forget why I was there or what possessed me to take this photo of him, but it wasn't out of character to make pictures on the fly. Because I can I guess. I was to see him in a few days for…

June 3, 2016Portraits, Seattle

Ohio Portraits Seattle Selfies

What Would I Say to My Younger Self?

What would I say to my younger self? The youthful me image was taken in Athens, Ohio in the Fall of 1982 when I was a grad student. the older me image was last week (by Connie Wellnitz) at Google in Fremont. I would probably tell my younger self to relax…enjoy the ride. It is nothing like you think it is…

April 26, 2016Ohio, Portraits, Seattle, Selfies

Odds and Ends Ohio Portraits Selfies

Immaculate and Deadpan – Athens, Ohio 1982

John, I hope these arrive safely. I would rather ship prints flat, but with tubes, they are safer and cheaper to ship. this is why I confirmed your snail mail address. I don’t know if you remember this shoot I did at OU in the fall of 1982, but it was a small project I did with one of dead…

April 25, 2016Odds and Ends, Ohio, Portraits, Selfies

Portraits Seattle Selfies Uncategorized

Have you Recently Retired?

I went to the IMA at the University of Washington recently to renew my gym membership. The young woman at the desk took my ID, swiped it and pondered her computer monitor for a moment. She then walked over to another person at the desk and asked him a question, he plugged some numbers in his computer and they chatted…

March 2, 2016Portraits, Seattle, Selfies, Uncategorized

Odds and Ends Portraits Seattle Selfies

It’s Just a Piece of Paper

The events of the past few months has made me wonder the value of my work. I suppose the short answer is, whatever someone will pay for it. But can the value be quantified in mere terms of dollars and cents? There is sentimental value, there is historic value, there are kinds of ways to value things. But the flood…

November 23, 2015Odds and Ends, Portraits, Seattle, Selfies

architecture Portraits Seattle

Photos Up

Laura, I have posted photos for your downloading and viewing pleasure. You will see two zip folders. The SmallJPG folder contains everything I shot, around 350 images. The are largely unprocessed, so look at them for content and composition and such and not worry about the color or exposure. I fix that in processing. The LargeJPG folder contain high rez…

October 28, 2015architecture, Portraits, Seattle

Portraits Seattle

Apres le Deluge Partie Deux

Connie, You must be busy, since you haven’t stopped by to gawk at the mess. The basement is more or less dried out and empty with the final move out coming on September the 3rd. Then the damage control guys move in and do the flood cut and sanitizing thing. Then hopefully I can get Petre on board to build…

August 26, 2015Portraits, Seattle

Celebrations Portraits Seattle Travels

Re: Blast from the Past

Richard, I guess news travels fast. It would be great to see you if you can make it. I plan to wear my Widelux around my neck as a bit of a homage to John. I can’t recall when I last saw John, but it was after I had closed my darkroom in 2006 and before I handed off my…

August 5, 2015Celebrations, Portraits, Seattle, Travels

architecture Paris Portraits Selfies Travels

Apartment Zola, Paris, May of 1999

Hey Girlfriend, So I looked and found these negs and like I thought, they are mine, not yours. I shot them, though I suppose you could have pushed the button. But I don’t think so. First the camera was on a tripod and secondly, my recollection is this was a selfie session. Lastly, the whole contact sheet is very posey...…

July 22, 2015architecture, Paris, Portraits, Selfies, Travels

Celebrations Portraits Seattle

The Last Time I Saw Donna

My very dear friend Donna passed away last week, quite suddenly and quite unexpectedly. I had just seen her the week before at my opening at SAM. And now she was gone. She was a dear, sweet woman, so very elegant and full of grace and style. Over 30 years ago, as an artist's rep, she took me on as…

June 28, 2015Celebrations, Portraits, Seattle