As indicated in the Introduction, this is Track A (History of Street Photography). Track B (Art of Composition and the Composition of Art) will start in the near future. You can find a link to the posts already written to date on The Art of Street Photography page in the header above. Part 1 –…
Introduction to the Series If you want to start an argument among street photographers, guaranteed, ask them, “Exactly what is street photography anyway?” Then stand back, and watch the lovely violence. Simply put, there is no consensus. Certainly, you will encounter a vocal group that will swear there are a firm set of rules, but…
I often ask myself what makes good street photography. Granted, I only do so when I’m not shooting. While on the street, in museums, at your mama house, I just shoot what is. Ultimately, in those times of pensiveness, when I’m frowning at all the shite that spilled from my lenses, I’ll decide that is…
I must admit, that despite my fairly advanced knowledge of music, I knew little to nothing of Sia. It had nothing to do with her talent; rather, it is that Pop music has to cross a pretty high threshold to get my attention. Perhaps “Diamonds” as performed by Rhianna should have done it, since it’s…
Originally posted on This Blog Intentionally Blank:
In honor of the Holiday Season, I am presenting my annual tribute to the real meaning of the holidays – the post-Christmas sales. Twas the Day After Christmas an’ all through the sto’ everybody was fighting for a whole lotta mo’ The stockings were tossed with the socks…
what i’ve lost can’t be regained. words spilled out of their pages erased, never to be found again. the day grows longer, but your shadows dim “what if they ask me for proof of you?” i ask as they said they might. you have gone, and perhaps returned but as a spirit, a past…
“It’s purzun,” she says or at least she would, were the Bronx in her socks instead of the south of London in her jeans. And she arises, bent, but better, awakening, shaking off the dusty din of discarded decaffeinated detritus, the daily drudge of dying promises of lies he said, of didn’ts he did and…
The (re)start of a story, to be written.
My comment for the FCC’s Proceeding on Preserving and Promoting the Open Internet. You can add your voice HERE. Net Neutrality goes beyond a cable company’s purported desire to allow “faster” access to those willing or able to pay more. In fact, it removes a device and incentive for internet providers to effectively blackmail providers…
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