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walking in the light: a life in photography

PHOTO JOURNAL

I plan on sharing some thoughts on photography based on my nearly 30 years of teaching, 50 some years being around cameras, and the last 10 years freelancing. Former students might hear some echoes of comments made in class. My favorites remain the same: Eugene Smith, Father Don Doll, James Nachtwey, Jim Richardson, and of course, for pure art--Ansel Adams. This is the starting line-up, but the bench is full and plenty of other shooters are first-teamers in anyone’s book. Periodically, I may comment on a particular photo, its ripple effect in the world of writing with light. Photos, when all the planets are aligned, can become--to paraphrase Thoreau--a moment’s monument. Those of the masters don’t really NEED my words commenting on them, but I like to think about photos, and these journal comments will be my solitary standing ovation, clapping alone here in my study, to some photographs and photographers I admire.

Anyone wanting to share a response, can reach me at windhover_b@yahoo.com

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Fall Barn Artists Show

OK, it is really heading into Winter, but our next show is this coming weekend: Nov. 13 (10-5) and Nov. 14 (noon-5). We have some great artists joining us so it should be a fun weekend. Former Hallmark artists Jean Kalin and Jan Manco will be showing their beautiful watercolors. And I am also excited to see the reactions to some of Kathy's new pottery--especially her Raku-- and Carl's full size carvings of Native American faces. He is really getting quite good at it. And I have been cranking out some new images of Platte County and the West. (When I am not cleaning out my darkroom-turned storage closet.)