Friday Inspiration: Photos That Showcase the Power of the Elements
This week, parts of the world burned, froze, erupted, warmed, flooded, you name it. One thing is clear: Mother Nature is not to be messed…
Monthly Archives: January 2020
In (Partial) Defense of Flickr
On December 19, 2019, Flickr (and Smugmug) CEO Don MacAskill posted a letter entitled “The world’s most-beloved, money-losing business needs your help.” MacAskill described how…
Friday Inspiration: Colorful Portraits Full of Promise
There’s a fine line between colorful images and oversaturation, and we’re seeing more and more people flirting with that line. Tons of photographers with an…
This is the Most Iconic Image of the Australian Wildfires
As bushfires consume nearly 20 million acres in Australia, killing 24 people and an estimated one billion animals, it seems somewhat trivial to contemplate which…
The Fallacy of Photo-a-day Projects
At the turn of the millenium, veteran photojournalist David Hume Kennerly embarked on a project using a single camera outfitted with a single lens –…
Italian Vogue Wants To Help the Environment by Eliminating Photography
Climate change is real and it will take a concerted effort by everyone to reverse its effect. So on the one hand, I applaud Italian…
A New Year’s Resolution: No New Photo Gear
If there was a correlation between gear and great photography, you would find my images in National Geographic. Alas, no such correlation exists. But in…