Monthly Archives: May 2015

Mary Ellen Mark, More Memories

Here is a 1967 photo of Mark (recently passed away), taken by one of my early mentors, Ralph Gibson (whose hand also appears with Mark’s in this photograph).  She refers to this photograph as “The Enchanted Hand”.  Mark says that … Continue reading

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More Wired Skies

Up before dawn today to shoot out in the foothills and valley, as I was coming home, I caught these:    

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Mark Ellen Mark, R.I.P.

Mark Ellen Mark died on Monday.  Her documentary work came along early in my photographic career — we were of the same generation — and served as a great influence to me.  This is just one of many images that … Continue reading

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David Douglas Duncan

Herman, an old friend from Kansas City, reminds me, following my posts about Lynsey Addario, that David Douglas Duncan came out of Kansas City and was recently the topic of this very interesting Kansas City Star piece: http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/books/article21602583.html Duncan was one of … Continue reading

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Wired Skies

Just before this afternoon’s thunderstorm …

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It’s What I Do

A while back, we caught interviews on Charlie Rose, Fresh Air, the PBS NewsHour and elsewhere of Lynsey Addario, a “conflict” (i.e., war zone, etc.) photographer who has covered situations in almost every global trouble spot, from Africa to Afghanistan and … Continue reading

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