Many photography blogs and books I've read urge photographers to pick their top 10 images every year, to take an accounting of where they are in their craft. Since this is the first time I've done such an accounting, I guess the first statement I'm making is that 2013 is the year I became a …
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Exposed: Japantown
When I first heard about the Exposed: Japantown photo contest, I was determined to win it. Which is an irrational goal, since no one can control the judge's tastes, the competition's skill level, or one's own luck. Still, Seattle's Japantown is the spiritual center of my background and being, and its revival has been spearheaded …
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 …
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