Headlong through the winter. Though not on the solstice itself, I trod Pfeiffer Beach on its shortest day of 2012. In October of 2011, I visited the same sands to capture a few images before dawn (still haven’t published) and, though it took 14 months to return, I felt like I was home. We came...
A belated “Happy New Year.” Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? Illness has made me late in wishing you all the very best in 2013 and thanking you all for your support and friendship in 2012. It’s my great pleasure to know...
Tragedy in Sandy Hook I am not a religious man, this I have never made secret. I have lived through and been affected by three national tragedies such as the shooting this past week in Connecticut. I was the same age as many of the students who were victims of the shootings in Columbine, and...
A torrent of images. We live in a world of exploding photographic documentation. Not only is it certain is that the number of photographs taken every year is growing, its growth rate is growing. Years ago, I remember reading that the average American is exposed to as many images in a day as his great-grandparents...
Pfeiffer Beach, Dawn Life is full of obstacles that may seem opaque, but the way is often opened, if only a little, by those who have gone before. Be grateful for those trailblazers and be not afraid to follow their lead. Popular photographs of this place are taken during the mid-winter months, when the setting...
