Photography to Explore
The Story of Photos Over Time As often happens, I sat down at my computer one morning—on the desk, a hot coffee to my left and Harriet, our 16-year-old Maine Coon, looking out an open window to the right—and decided to revisit photos I'd taken. It's a rabbit hole I look forward to traveling down,…
Tip #1: Have a Camera On You This should go without saying; but I must say it. If you don't have any type of camera on you, something amazing WILL happen. A beautiful vista will present itself; an extinct species will be revealed; and/or the moment of a lifetime will transpire. I'm not sure why…
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Adventure, Rest and Everything In Between We were sitting in a plane, about to take off from a small airport toward Placencia. A pilot and co-pilot checked switches, controls and gauges while we passengers were facing a stretch of runway that ended at the sea. A couple of thoughts entered my mind here: This is…
Continue reading ➞ Placencia, Belize: A True Caribbean Escape
Exploring Small Towns in the Thumb My first job as a photojournalist was at The Times Herald in Port Huron, Mich. Port Huron is located where Lake Huron meets the St. Clair River, in the southeast of Michigan. Look at the palm of your right hand and Port Huron would be at your right thumb…
Continue reading ➞ Voyaging: A Photo Excursion on the Tip of Michigan’s Thumb
A City All Its Own We had three days to explore all that was the Mediterranean coastal city of Barcelona. Having three fun and food-filled days in Madrid prior to this sojourn prepared us for allotting a nice mix of activity and relaxation into three days. A train took us from Madrid to Barcelona and…
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…
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
Island Street Photography in Winter Mackinac Island is well-known for many things: horses everywhere; numerous fudge shops and the Grand Hotel, just to name a few. In the summer, tourists by the many travel there by ferry to take in the sights and sites. Cars have been banned since around the early 1900's so once…
