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Is It Art?

Posted on December 11, 2014 by webdev

Art critic Jonathan Jones, writing this week  in The Guardian, cites the $6.5 million sale of Peter Lik’s photograph of an Arizona canyon as proof that photography is not art. Perhaps we should recall that the controversial Mr. Jones once … Continue reading →

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Ivi, Backlit

Posted on December 6, 2014 by webdev
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Rosetta and the Comet

Posted on November 13, 2014 by webdev

Some pretty incredible photos, here in a New York Times piece, on the ESA (European Space Agency) Rosetta’s spacecraft deployment of a lander on Comet 67P/C-G this week.  Check out more photos at http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/11/12/science/space/rosetta-philae-comet-landing.html.

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Porsche and the Tree

Posted on November 2, 2014 by webdev
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Reviving The Old Ones

Posted on October 24, 2014 by webdev

The other day I was approached with a small World War II black & white portrait of a military officer and his then-wife.  For obituary purposes, the daughter of the now-deceased military officer wanted me to photoshop out the wife who … Continue reading →

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Maury’s New Baby

Posted on October 11, 2014 by webdev

Yesterday afternoon Maury appears for just a couple of minutes with his new baby and his Mona-Lisa-wife in tow, so I quickly squeeze off a frame or two.

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Richard Tuschman and Hopper Meditations

Posted on October 9, 2014 by webdev

Some of the most engaging paintings that have stuck with me from childhood have been those by Edward Hopper.  His “Nighthawks” was the first that I saw at about ten years of age, and is surely his most widely known. Photographer … Continue reading →

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iPhone vs. EOS and What It Really Takes

Posted on October 8, 2014 by webdev

In an interesting experiment by ARS Technika writer/photographer, Lee Hutchinson, compares the photo capabilities of the latest Apple iPhone and an $8K Canon DSLR rig.  See the full story here.

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My Old Neighborhood

Posted on July 24, 2014 by webdev

A view of DTLA by Ian Woods … Yep, I miss my old photography loft at the intersection of the arts, garment and flower districts.

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William Gedney Homage

Posted on July 11, 2014 by webdev

Woodkid (aka Yoann Lemoine) just released this video homage to the work of William Gedney, with a remix of a Max Richter track (as Max Richter is one of my very favorite composers, I will be talking more about this on … Continue reading →

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