Getting started in digital photography for CHEAP!

Getting started in digital photography You don’t need to spend a ton of money getting started in digital photography. In fact, you could use the affordable camera equipment I’m about to recommend for your entire photography journey! Buying quality used…

Saturday morning woodstove cooking

I’m cooking up some grub on this fine Saturday morning. Off-grid, New Mexico

Phil – The most vulnerable in our society

From 2008 through 2016, I documented homelessness on the streets of Chicago’s Loop area. I did what I could to try to ease the suffering of those who suffered from serious mental disabilities. I wish our society had the funding…

Human Abstract – Back

Human Abstract – Back I was walking through the crowd at a Chicago Blues Fest many years ago when I noticed this image waiting to be captured. I could see the composition and the light as I walked behind the…

Eighteen shots, two usable photos

Over the weekend, I worked on a photoshoot for a project that I’m working on. During the shoot, I took 18 captures. Out of those 18 captures, only two were usable images. Neither image is a Rembrandt, but they are…

Bones. Life On The Llano

I had my first photo shoot yesterday with a new subject for my Life On The Llano project. I was going to cover the No Kings protest, but I opted for the quiet of my documentary project instead. Bones has…

Dear Diary – March 28, 2026

It’s early morning, and the wind is still blowing. I was hoping it would have settled down by now. We had a doozy of a windstorm all day yesterday with winds reaching 60mph. I feel sorry for the people out…

Getting Serious About Street Photography: Becoming Visually Literate

Getting Serious About Street Photography: Understanding Universals If you are looking to communicate your worldview more effectively through imagery, I would HIGHLY recommend taking a long look at perception theory. Perception theory is a body of knowledge that shows us…