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The Oregon Coast in the Fog
We have driven along the Oregon Coast several times in the past few years. Unfortunately, each time we encountered blue skies and strong sun, which in our view didn’t do justice to the beauty of this...
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Composition – “The Strongest Way of Seeing”
One of the greatest advantages of film cameras was cost (you are probably rolling your eyes but please stay with me). The roll of film, 24 or 36, provided the photographer with limitations and forced...
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Changing Lenses or Maybe Not?
One of our readers, Antoine, raised the important issue of changing lenses (thank you Antoine for sharing this with us). He writes: “How do you handle the lens changes during such trips? Do you...
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The Palouse – The Elysian Fields of Visuals
Kasia and I had only one morning in this agricultural region of south-eastern Washington as we were heading home from colourful Colorado. It was the last stop on the trip and we were glad we made it....
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Knowing When NOT To Take A Photograph
Last weekend Kasia and I watched an excellent documentary about the life and work of one of our favourite photographers, Sebastiao Salgado, titled “The Salt of the Earth.” The imagery, narrative and...
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Simplicity-In-Seeing: The concept of stage
It is hard to believe but it has almost been two months since we started our Simplicity-In-Seeing platform, which mostly focuses on the craft of seeing. Your response has been phenomenal and it is...
View ArticleTake Your Time Seeing
When interacting with my students or even experienced photographers who are new to the genre of street photography, they often tell me about their frustration in finding out how to begin. There are...
View ArticleThe power of staying put
When we travel and photograph new places, we are often tempted to try and capture it all. After all, few of us have the time and resources to visit places like Paris or Sydney many times during our...
View ArticleThe Importance of a Conversation on “Seeing”
In my last blog post I asked you about the direction of this blog and whether or not you enjoy it in the current format. Your response was overwhelming and deeply humbling. Most of you said that you...
View ArticleThe “rest” of the image
The process of crafting great imagery is something I have been studying for years. One of the undertakings in this rivetting pursuit was to study hundreds of great images from many photographers, well...
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