An Artist By Any Other Name
I’ve always cringed when someone called me an artist. Never saw myself that way. Rembrandt, Picasso; they’re artist, Avedon and Penn too, along many others. I’m a photographer. Artist? Lets…
2011, A Year of Being Social.
It was year of discovery, things I never saw myself doing. That alone made it an interesting year. For starters I set up a Facebook page. Easy for most, swore…
Saying Goodbye and Thank You
I shutoff the safelights to my darkroom for the last time more than 10 years ago. State of the art, temperature controlled, I developed and printed almost everything, black &…
A Christmas Story
I don’t remember the date, but vividly remember the day; will never forget it. It was a light snowy day in New York City. Walking up from the subway with…
“Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them.”
My plan was to make a picture of a ballerina on a rooftop flying with Detroit in the background. No matter how I pitched the idea to get permissions, a…
UAW – GM Contract Talks. Another trip down Memory Lane. A story from the other side of the lens.
Another auto negotiation was looking too familiar, same posturing faces and rhetoric. I believe it was Mark Twain who said, “ familiarity breed’s contempt.” There was no question. The country…
I Heard the News Today, Oh Boy!
I Heard the News Today, Oh Boy!!!!! I’ve covered my share of sad stories, regardless, I don’t think you ever get used to hearing sad news, especially of friends. Earlier…
He Never Played the Game
Later this month, the traditional handshake between the CEO’s of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler with the UAW President will kick off possibly the most highly publicized contract talks of…
A Blog? Me? Really?
Note to self: As soon as you say I’ll never do that, start planning on doing exactly that. I have great memories of the past, but I’m not stuck in…