Today’s featured photographer is one of my personal photographic heroes, James Nachtwey: “For me, the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity. If war is an attempt to negate humanity, then photography can be perceived as the…
Living On Earth – A Life of Off-Grid Minimalism
Need a little Sunday photographic inspiration? I enjoyed this presentation by National Geographic photographer, Sam Abell. Sam speaks often of framing the photo and then waiting for the subject. In my Chicago street photography workshops I teach a similar approach…
I had a really deep conversation today about the existence of God – in a dope house with a bunch of junkies. Good conversations happen in the strangest of places. We concluded that there probably isn’t any God, at least…
“Nothing about her life, her photographs or her death was accidental or ordinary. They were mysterious and decisive and unimaginable except to her. Which is the way it is with genius.” -Richard Avedon Against the advice of many friends, Diane…