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OutrageUS_001

February 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Images, Uncategorized

  Military Seeing More Applicants read the story headline on the front page of the 7 February 2009 Lansing State Journal. In the report, by Ryan Loew, the broken economy was cited as a principal reason young men and women are joining the armed forces of the United States. In fact my nephew is now [...]

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Of Hope and Solace

February 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Images

 Spring will come again. Until then I offer this picture of hope and solace.

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Pretty, Petty and Profound Pictures

February 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Images, Uncategorized

There are millions, probably billions, of images on the Flickr website. They run the gamut from the sublime to the idiotic. It is a picture library sans catalog—a de facto giant screen and projector and anyone can be the projectionist. On Flickr there are no editors, art directors, researchers, photo-librarians, historians, theorists, philosophers, or social [...]

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What Do I Know (No)?

January 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Images

  What lies in our power to do also lies in our power not to do. Aristotle 

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Photojournalism is Nearly Dead

January 25th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Images, Uncategorized

Like most photographers, I have made the transition from film to digital—at first grudgingly—but now I accept the inevitability and embrace the new creative opportunities it brings. However, I lament some of the changes. Since a digital image file is comprised of code, it is infinitely alterable. Using programs like Photoshop, the photographer can adjust [...]

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