I spied with my curious eye a micro paragraph in a Havana/Cuba travel book mentioning Callejón de Hammel, an alleyway of Afro-Cuban art. As I was going to Havana, I thought I’d satisfy my curious eye with a visit. It was a short hop from Old Havana, but well worth the small effort. As I […]
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Photographers Are Now In Control Of Their Art Form
Technology Exists to Serve Mankind, Yet Some Still Believe Otherwise. Yes, some still grovel at the altar of technology . . . they don’t get it. I fear they will see the light too late, or never. The “creative express” is now available for boarding, but they’ll miss it. But those who board this train, […]
People Watch
Lately I’ve been getting the question, “How do you get good people pictures?” Fact: People like looking at pictures of people, hence the popularity of People and Hello, etc., magazines. My answer: Look for people being people, doing human or symbolizing things that others can relate to. The more you look the more you will […]
Harmony, Population 18
It was a nice town and I could have stayed, A part of me asks, “Will you ever go back?” Another part answers, “I never did leave.” And somewhere in California, My life improved. As I wound my way up California Highway #1 some years ago, en route to Big Sur, a road sign flashed […]
Yes, There Is A God
Not that I ever disbelieved the existence of an Unknowable Force, but I had this epiphany; not in a church, synagogue, ashram or mosque, but at the bottom of the planet. While leading a photo safari to the Antarctic for Adventure Canada, I saw the light as I had never seen it before, morning, noon […]
My Tribute to Ken Heyman
Ken, you changed my life, and I should have thanked you long ago. I saw you speak in the basement of a New York YMCA sometime in the late 60’s. I was searching for my life’s goals with a camera. Certainly it was your images, your persona, your humanism…but further, it was something even greater […]
The Other Side Of Light
The abstract we cannot know, The notion we cannot define, The dimension we cannot realize, The perception we cannot see. We explore the dark and the deep, seeking essence, notion and whim within the paradox of space and time; The abstract truth awaits, On the other side of light. Back to Stories […]
How I made a portrait of famous Canadian artist Robert Bateman
It was totally spontaneous! Twenty or so years ago, I was visiting friends on Salt Spring Island, off the coast of British Colombia. These friends had five or six years old daughter. Those who know me know I like to entertain kids, especially when they tend to get board and cranky being with a group […]
Breakfast With The Emperor
Not sure where he came from. Not sure how he got here. The only thing I’m sure of is that he holds court every morning…for breakfast. They say he was a university professor. Bill Gates was one of his students. Came to Puerto Escondido, Mexico, over thirty years ago. Find your way to the Santa […]
On Becoming Creative
The student asked the Master, “am I a creative person?” The Master replied, “that you are seeking creative enlightenment, tells me that you are.” The Student responded, “but I don’t see creativity within me. I don’t feel creative. If you say that I am creative, how do I realize it?” The Master replied, “there exists […]