LFR Blog
A few years ago. I made my first attempt at photographing the Milky Way. Like many first efforts, it yielded a fairly unremarkable picture.
Whether or not you are a photojournalist, if you've not yet seen this video, take 3:28 to hear from perhaps the greatest war and conflict photographer ever - James Nachtwey.
It is part of the magic (and frustration) of being a photographer to experience how other people see things that we overlook.
Hoping to increase the positive impact I’m making in the world, I’ve started reaching out to non-profits about re-thinking how they use photography and visual storytelling to support their causes.
When I teach photography, I talk about the process every photographer goes thru in creating any photograph. Part of that process is recognizing and adapting to the limitations of your scene and scenario.
Sports action largely is a great workout for my photo reflexes and an opportunity I get all too infrequently.
Making the best of a “bad” situation is part of the reality of being a newspaper photojournalist … and it can occasionally lead to some great opportunities.
What comprises a great picture is different for everyone, and varies from situation to situation.
My daughter caught this moment of grace while we were on vacation at my dad’s house in Eastern Long Island (that’s yours truly, mid-dismount).
It’s often said that photographs are as much about the photographer as they are about the content of the photograph.
In all the years I’ve lived in Denver, and known about the rock climbing people do in Eldorado Canyon (south of Boulder), I’d never made the time to go up there. This last week, I finally made the trip.
Went to see democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speak to a full house at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver Wednesday night … spur of the moment.