Impressions of Prague
My wife and I travelled to Prague for a belated honeymoon (about 34 years after the fact). I produced a Blurb book for her as a memory of the trip. I shot most of these photos with a Leica M6, 50mm lens and Tri-X film. I wanted to limit myself to one lens so that I could focus on what was happening around me rather than messing with equipment. For the most part it worked. I did get my 35mm lens out for a few shots because it is my all time favorite focal length and a few shots called for that lens.
On being sharp-eyed and tender-hearted
Since the beginning of the century, there have been sharp-eyed and tender-hearted photographers, photographers whose aim is not to decorate the walls of museums for their own personal satisfaction, but rather to show through the use of that developer of truth which is film, how man can be a menace to mankind, to children, how man can die from lack…
Photography and illumination – or just light if you are like most mortals
On the bus this morning I was thinking about the importance of light in my photography. Much of the work I have done lately is focused in one geographic location – an older school building on the south side of Chicago. I’m pretty lucky really. It has windows in most rooms so it gets some natural light during the day. But…
What is photography?
From Berenice Abbott: Let us first say what photography is not. A photograph is not a painting, a poem, a symphony, a dance. It is not just a pretty picture, not an exercise in contortionist techniques and sheer print quality. It is or should be a significant document, a penetrating statement, which can be described in a very simple term…
Want a signed copy of David Burnett’s book, “44 Days: Iran and the Remaking of the World”?
If you are interested in purchasing a signed copy of David Burnett’s book, “44 Days: Iran and the Remaking of the World” send me an email or leave a comment and I’ll pass along the purchasing details. My son-in-law Ryan and daughter Mia setup a speaking engagement for him at Yale and were able to get a copy for me…
Could you create this photo in your mind?
Go have a look at this photo by Rebecca Norris Webb. It was chosen as the cover of their book about Cuba, Violet Isle. This is a photographic gift that comes from spending time with your subject. From walking and wondering for miles. From being committed. The light brushes across the feathers. The color of the bird wing is just…