A few weeks ago, I got a call from NBC to shoot stills for a TV commercial they were making in Norfolk. The ad was directed by Spike Lee to promote the Ed Schultz show. Everyone was super nice including Ed, who attended Maury High … Read More →
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Athlete photo at Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (CACV)
Tonight is the opening of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes at the Contemporary Art Center. More details are in the previous post. I just wanted to share the story behind one of the photos in the show. Let’s start with how I got selected for … Read More →
Group show at the Contemporary Art Center: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be part of a group show at the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia. A promotional piece is below. I hope all my friends can make it to the opening on March 24 at 6pm. There is a small fee … Read More →
Flashed by a fairy
I have not posted in a while. Got busy and distracted. Anyway, today I was going through my archive, and I found this photo I had forgotten about. For anyone wondering what is going on here, I slowed my shutter speed to 2.5 seconds so … Read More →
English bulldog photograph with an old camera
In an ongoing effort to create posts that are barely connected to the one that came before, I share with you this photo taken over Thanksgiving with a very old wooden 4×5 camera that I borrowed from my friend Knox Garvin. 4×5 indicates this was … Read More →
Haiti: Home of Fine Italian Dining
Given the reports I read, I was expecting the apocalypse. But from a few thousand feet above the ground, Port-au-Prince looks a bit like the outskirts of Lima and others cities in the developing world. It’s greyish brown. The color of unfinished cinder blocks sprinkled … Read More →
New River Gorge West Virginia Holga
I sent this image to a few friends the old fashioned way (e-mail) with the subject line, “can your iphone do this?” Well, the answer is sort of. There are water proof cases for the iphone but would you really want to take it down … Read More →
Campground near Fayetteville, West Virginia
I’m posting this photo because it follows the last one nicely in terms of color and angle of view. Both are taken with a 40mm lens from a distance that allowed me to capture the trees without having to tilt my lens upward. It’s an … Read More →
Funeral in Arlington Cemetery
This post is in sharp contrast to the last “happy” photo. This photo is from a family funeral about two weeks ago. It was for my wife’s grandparents. I questioned if this was too personal a photo to share, but I really like this photo. … Read More →
A monk at Angkor Wat
I’m sitting here in Bangkok’s Airport with my buddy Gordon on our way to some beautiful Thai beaches. Thought I would post a photo from Angkor Wat that I took two days ago. It was an amazing place to visit but hard for me to … Read More →