Two weeks ago New York Times’ photo blog published a selection of long lost photos by Gordon Parks, made in the 1950s before the Civil Rights movement came of age. They were originally taken for this story in Life Magazine. They are both wonderful and heartbreaking. They are wonderful because they do exactly what a photograph should do:… Continue reading Gordon Parks’ extraordinary eye on extraordinary times
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Making the digital leap
I learned photography in the time when a curious material called “film” was used to gather light to make images. Generations ago people once used glass plates coated with chemicals to do the same thing. Nowadays cameras have digital sensors and few moving parts, and perform amazing feats under virtually any kind of light at… Continue reading Making the digital leap
My Coal Country Photos
The story behind my coal country photos – my self-taught course in photojournalism 101. The education from this project had more to do with life and the common bond of humanity than photojournalism.