Ansel Adams has long been a favourite photographer of mine. Not just for his stark, beautiful photos, but also for his thoughtful reflections on the act of taking photos. He understood better than most WHY he took each photo, what compelled him to take each...
I never imagined starting my blog post with a Lady Gaga quote but there you go. It just so happens her bold statement dovetails quite nicely with the theme for this week’s post. It is not the obvious “the more things change, the more they stay the...
This past week I returned from a short but welcome Vagabond Adventure in Ontario’s rugged, windswept and peace-filled Georgian Bay area with a camera and iPhone filled with Group of Seven-ish snaps that wanted to be shared. But how? Today’s technology and...
Today’s Globe and Mail carried an article by photographer Ian Brown entitled “Humanity takes millions of photos every day. Why are most forgettable?” In his article Brown reveals that he was recently on a panel of judges for the Banff Mountain...
This past Thursday the newspaper and photo-journalism worlds witnessed a sudden sea change in how stories in the future will be reported upon and told. The Chicago Sun-Times editorial staff received this memo after 28 members of their photography staff were abruptly...
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