Photography to Explore
Street Photography in Cadillac Situated in the lower eastern section of northern Michigan's Wexford County, you'll find Cadillac. It's unofficial claims probably outnumber the official ones, but I'll fill you in with what I know. In 1975, the rock band KISS performed there for the high school's homecoming, which is memorialized on a giant stone…
Continue reading ➞ Voyaging: Walking Through Cadillac, MI in Spring
Search for the Color There was an evening recently, that I'd made the decision to travel downtown to make images. It was an easy decision: The light was nice and it'd been a while since I'd last photographed. There was something about this trip though that was different from the many others. After making a…
Seize the Vertical With 35mm film cameras, DSLRs, mirrorless...MOST cameras, it takes some extra maneuvers for the vertical frame. Horizontal photos are easy: You hold the camera, right hand at the right and left hand at the left. For verticals though, do you put right hand over the left? Or do you hold it the…
If you're like me, it's a commitment to venture out and make pictures. It's a commitment in time, money and resources. We do it because we love the craft and art of it...unless you have a different reason, which you could. For now though, I'm going to assume these reasons are why most individuals love…
Continue reading ➞ Voyaging: Boyne Falls, MI—Photography in Midday Sun
Look at the palm of your right hand; that's Michigan, the lower peninsula. Follow your middle finger to the tip and that's where Mackinaw City is. Now, look at the palm of your left hand, that's Michigan's upper peninsula. Connect the tip of your left hand pinky finger with the tip of your right-hand middle…
Continue reading ➞ Voyaging: Mackinaw City, MI—Crossroads in the State Made with Hands
Hemingway Fished Here The first time I remember hearing the word 'Seney' was in the late 1990s or early 2000s when a friend and I were helping a buddy move back to college in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A road on our helpful journey we were to take was called the 'Seney Stretch'; just hearing the…
At a first glance, you'd think you were in a small fishing village along the East Coast. White and grey seagulls hover close as fishing boats chug into port. Vessels of all types moored in Harbor. Waves from Lake Superior lapping or crashing—depending on the minute—onto shore. These are only some of the characteristics that…
House photography can be extremely rewarding and fun. When I'm scrolling through the rabbit hole that is Instagram, I find myself stopping quite often at pictures that are the homes of others. Some are mid-century modern, others are of the extremely banal variety. Some have yards of trash and others are creepily neat. Over the…
They always start with an idea or a map. The destination idea for a photo excursion can come from anywhere, at any time and for any reason. On a recent day, one that I'd set aside for a photo adventure, I was in the process of figuring out where to drive to for making photos.…
Continue reading ➞ Voyaging: An Unexpected Storm with Medium Format
The great American road trip. Epic excursions to places far-flung and unknown. Misty mountain peaks near spacious, swathes of majestic valleys. If money was no object, these would be spectacular places to travel and photograph. Money is most definitely an object though, and the places I find myself most often are close-flung. Here's the secret:…
Continue reading ➞ Voyaging: Traveling on U.S. 131. Away from Home
