Sometimes I wish I'd started taking photos -- in earnest -- 30 years ago so that now, in late mid-life, wouldn't be my formative years as a photographer. Instead, all my training and education went into becoming a journalist and writer. Which allowed me to travel all over the country, and parts outside the country, …
Urban Folklore
Seattle-based trumpet player Thomas Marriott introduced a new suite of music at The Royal Room that is just mind-blowing. He was accompanied at the unveiling by Orrin Evans on piano, Eric Revis on bass and Donald Edwards on drums. The quartet recorded Marriott's tunes the next day for a CD, "Urban Folklore," to be released …
Seeing the Light in Canada / Part II
In Part I, I discussed chasing the light, and what can happen sometimes when you catch it. Sometimes it's not so great because the subject matter doesn't measure up. Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you're OK, even when you're in the wrong place at the right time. Or vice versa. Florangela and I had a …
Seeing the Light in Canada (1)
It didn’t rain every day, but it could have. It typically rains more in four days on the west coast of Vancouver Island than it does in one day in Seattle, where I’m from. But it rained enough. Moreover, clouds almost were ever-present. Which would seem a drag to most people, but not me. Yes, …
The Buzz: Glenn Nelson 