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The Day I Quit Instagram: My Exodus from the Strange and Savage World of “Social” Photography
If you’re over thirty you likely remember the “#” symbol as the pound sign. Reaching back to the days when phones had tails and commenting on the actions of othersContinue readingThe Day I Quit Instagram: My Exodus from the Strange and Savage World of “Social” Photography
Fear and Loathing in Photography
From Poe: ‘Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride,’ The shade replied,— ‘If you seek for Eldorado!’ A Needle inContinue readingFear and Loathing in Photography
Confessions of a Self-Taught Photomaker: Epilogue
There’s a crushingly unique olfactory signature exuded from a pit toilet in the boiling months of summer…no matter where you are; a completely indiscriminate assault on every bodily sensitivity. SomehowContinue readingConfessions of a Self-Taught Photomaker: Epilogue
Making the Photograph: Sundown on the Great Yoo-Hoo River
I wouldn’t presume to know the motivations behind some of my fellow photographers reasoning for making or not making a photograph. The only information I have to go on isContinue readingMaking the Photograph: Sundown on the Great Yoo-Hoo River
The Zeiss ZX1 with On-Board Lightroom: Ingenious evolution or newfangled idiot box?
I think it was William Shakespeare who first penned the immortal words “Is this shit for real?” That’s how I felt last night after reading a preview press release forContinue readingThe Zeiss ZX1 with On-Board Lightroom: Ingenious evolution or newfangled idiot box?
REVIEW: Hasselblad X1D 50c Medium Format Mirrorless Camera-Part 2 Video
The Hasselblad X1D is a beautiful camera by anyone’s standards and of course the Hasselblad name needs no introduction from me. The Swedish company has been known for producing someContinue readingREVIEW: Hasselblad X1D 50c Medium Format Mirrorless Camera-Part 2 Video
An Introduction to the New Highline Ballhead from the Colorado Tripod Company
Today I spent the morning roaming up and down one of my favorite haunts along the west coast between San Gregorio Beach and Pescadero, California. This stretch of Highway 1Continue readingAn Introduction to the New Highline Ballhead from the Colorado Tripod Company
REVIEW: An In-Depth Look at the Tamron 15-30mm F/2.8 G2
A wise man once told me that a photograph’s quality could be judged simply by how much information it conveyed to the viewer. While this is not an absolute byContinue readingREVIEW: An In-Depth Look at the Tamron 15-30mm F/2.8 G2
REVIEW: Hasselblad X1D-50c Medium Format Mirrorless Camera-Part 1 Video
Let’s talk. Last month Hasselblad sent me their X1D-50c. It’ the world’s first medium format digital camera, packing a monstrous 51MP(8272×6200) sensor. Something oddly unexpected happened while I was evaluatingContinue readingREVIEW: Hasselblad X1D-50c Medium Format Mirrorless Camera-Part 1 Video