Joe Rimkus Jr.’s Hopeful Photo of an Exploding Rocket
On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded during liftoff due to a faulty O-ring design on the rocket booster which allowed hot gas…
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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…
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…
How Many Camera Bags Do You Own? (And Why Do You Want More???)
As with fashion, the camera bag has moved from a purely utilitarian tool to something that expresses your personality, fashion sense, and indecisiveness. The boxy…
Richard Prince Appropriates Instagram: Genius or Charlatan?
In the world of appropriation art, there are few that can hold a candle to the notoriety that Richard Prince has built over the past…
All I Want for Christmas (and Hanukah and Kwanzaa) is…
The holiday season is upon us, and it's the perfect time to start dropping hints about all the wonderful gear and experience that you covet…