People once said, "Digital sucks, I'm sticking with film." People once said, "I'll create a library of images (stock? almost forgot it existed...), retire young and live off my royalties." People once said, "The sky (cloud?) is falling." People (me) have said, "This is the most interesting time in history to be a photographer." It's a known fact that more photographs are being used, licensed, sold today than ever before in history. Some photographers are... read more ›
Dec
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Dec
17
I just recently updated my online portfolio with some more images that strike the chord I've been pursuing lately: curious moments coupled with simple, inky finishes that kick contrast and density rules to the curb.Reminds me: I gained some insights, some laughs and some horror out of reading the comments from a post not too long ago where I encouraged you to Be My Editor, as well as the followup post The Results Are In.... read more ›
Dec
10
Never thought I'd be complaining about signing the last 500 in a series of 2500 limited-edition books, but here I'm eating crow. Cody pulled together the funny little timelapse above, highlighting yours truly signing my last and final palette of Stevens Pass books at the warehouse. Can you say hand cramps? Big thanks to those of you who already nabbed a copy of my limited edition, self-published coffee table book in time for the... read more ›
Nov
26
For USA readers, Thursday (today, depending on where you are on the globe), is a holiday where we're encouraged to take pause from our daily grind and give thanks for the myriad of wonderful things in our lives. For the international readers, I'd encourage you to join in.THANKSI'm thankful for so many things, most of which distill to health, family, and community.This year was abundant with personal health. I recall only a sniffle or scratchy... read more ›
Nov
21
Love her or don't, but she's been a formidable photographer for decades. And this week, Annie was in Seattle pushing her new book "Annie Leibovitz at Work". You may have caught her more polished interview on NPR earlier in the week, but local NPR host Steve Scher managed a longer and more gritty interview with her after her talk here Wednesday at Benaroya Hall. Almost without regard to the content, I'm usually more interested in... read more ›
Oct
14
Had this fun Chase Jarvis FRAMES buried in an earlier post and it was suggested by some smart friends that I give it a unique post url, like all the other vids. It made sense, so here it is. Apologies if you caught it the first time around. In the event you missed it, this vid features 3954 still frames of skiers and snowboarders ripping deep pow and hucking their meat around the slopes.... read more ›
Oct
08
For the first time, I’m publishing a book of photographs to share directly with the public, and it is available right now. Titled simply Stevens Pass, this limited-edition coffee table book (only 2500 copies) is a collection of images from Stevens Pass , an homage to one of Washington’s favorite ski destinations and a celebration of the resort’s 70 seasons of operation. I learned to ski at Stevens Pass 30 years ago and have been... read more ›
Sep
29
Diabetes_Fences. From my Songs for Eating and Drinking project. I mentioned in a recent post that I'd soon be occasionally including personal work shots here in a photoblog style. Well, here we go. I'll supply some photographs and you can supply some words or questions in the comments below if you like. I'm excited to be sharing these little personal gems amidst the normal blog stuff. Two more images related to this one after the... read more ›
Sep
26
I don't do this too often, but I'm in need of some favors. I'm reaching out to see if you or anyone you know has access to a 1974-1977 Cadillac Fleetwood, similar to the one pictured here. I need to rent/borrow it for a 2-day shoot next week in Seattle, so timeline is very short. Color is optional, but silver or dark preferred. Must be functioning. I will pay you and lavish you with praise,... read more ›
Sep
25
What's in a photographers portfolio is often there for intensely personal reasons. It could also be argued, on the other hand, that intensely personal reasons have no place in a professional photographer's portfolio. As a part of my search for personal clarity on this topic, and in an attempt to better understand my own demons and heroes with portfolio image selection, I recently asked for your feedback on my online portfolio. Anyone who was interested... read more ›
