Come out and play!
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Liuva
I photographed with my friend Liuva yesterday, it was a great dialogue with a camera present. She validated a lot of my thoughts about what I do. I've a bad habit of not explaining myself fully to my subjects. We spoke of the relationship between photographer and subject, collaboration, performance and the ability to step outside oneself if only for a few hours. I do regret one thing; that I can't spend more time with the people I photograph or get closer to them. I read about photographers who spend days, weeks, months with their subjects with a certain amount of jealousy.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Tina
Photographing, inspired, reading about other photographers, looking, seeing, wine/gallery reception, collaborating, black & white.
The photo is of Tina, what do you think?
Monday, April 03, 2006
Culture Clash on Stag Hill
Tensions are elevated here on the mountain. (No pun intended)
Tragically there was a shooting involving State authorities who were attempting to enforce laws on the use of all-terrain-vehicles on state land. The ATV being a part of one culture, the application of law equally to everyone being a part of another culture.
I hope this comes to a common sense and just resolution without further bloodshed.
See story: http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_093173808.html
The title "Family of Man(n)" not to be confused with Eugene Smith's (Family of Man) Although methinks, Smith would have found this place fascinating.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Spring
Srping has sprung, granted it's still a bit cold, but I am fired up, eager to get shooting again. Come out and play with me. collaborate with me, let's make art! I'll start shooting indoors and eventually work my way out into the streets.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Something Victorian?
I don't typically respond to calls for entries but this one really tweaked my eye. http://www.aboutglamour.net/English/home.e.html So if you are interested in collaborating drop me a line.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Who are you?
OK, every once in a while I look at the stats for my blog, we broke 5000 hits over the weekend. And I've been looking at where the traffic is coming from. (Some interesting places, some as far away as New Zealand, Iran and Singapore) But the one I'm most curious about is right here in NJ. That's right, you the anonymous Bayonne viewer who apparently works for Maidenform. http://www.maidenform.com/custserv/custserv.jsp?sectionId=33
Please leave a comment, introduce yourself, e-mail me?
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Sunday, March 12, 2006
Friday, March 03, 2006
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Time for a Second Opinion?
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Saturday, February 11, 2006
A Warm Place
The wood stove is blazing, the generator has gas as does the snow blower, the fridge is well stocked as we hunker down for a blizzard. See you in a few days!
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
Friday, January 20, 2006
Inspired
Someone comes along and affirms your beliefs. It lights your fire. I've been inspired 3 times in a 24 hour span. It feels good. Where is that rock? Let's see what we can do with this!
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Complain
I've so much to gripe about. But I'm going to resist that urge and move ahead as best I can.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Let's light this candle!
Well, I'm out of my funk and ready to get rolling. School has started and so-far it seems to be going well. Some friends/former students stopped in for a vist and really made my day. I'm working on a photo project and they helped in a collaboration that is starting to really take shape. Today I'll sit in front of the wood burning stove, and relax. Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Day, and I was thinging about his words; "I have a dream."
My dreams are not as noble as his, and I doubt they ever will be. But I was thinking of just how important that is. To have a dream. To realize dreams and aspire to new ones.
Monday, January 02, 2006
Grieving
I lost a friend today, a former colleague. A stand up guy who I only spoke to days ago. Now I can barely speak much less type.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Saturday, December 31, 2005
2006
Wishing you a Happy New Year.
Im busy making resoltions, keeping promises. Let's have more fun in 06
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Meditation, not medication!
Meditation, no not medication!
I'm considering taking up meditation, which sounds a lot like sleep. It's all part of a right brain left brain thing I'm unsure about how to measure the results, or the efforts. (Not like I'll be chanting or anything) unless I get some GIANT play-off tickets. But some sleep would be good. Imagine Marylin chanting de-fense! De-fense! De-fense
Friday, December 23, 2005
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Student
I've got this student and she seems like a hardship case. I don't typically get involved in this stuff but I feel like if I don't get involved I'm going straight to academia hell. Some might argue that by teaching at BCC that I may already have arrived. But she could be one of the best cartoonists I've ever seen in a college setting.
Sometimes I wonder that if like me she is too proud and unwilling to accept charity or private funding And if she suffers from some of these deadly sins. Pride being one of the seven deadly Sins of St. Thomas Aquinas, (See Abagail Jones Blog) And if like me, she suffers from some of he others.
Either way I feeI have to get this kid to hit pavement running or frequent the gutter with the rest of the geat cartoonists, artist and yes, photographers. I hope she does not suffer from the same Irish Catholic hang-ups that I do, Or perhsps then again I do hope she does.
I don't belive I'm quaified to make this assessment but a boost to her self-esteem seems in order but I'm not sure from her blog posts if or how that can be done. Sounds like an arm wrestling contest to me even is she is up to the conest. But she should be warned that I hate to lose.
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