I spent most of the day yesterday having a ton of fun photographing amateur, pro, and collegiate cycling at the second annual 9th Street Derby in downtown Durham. This is not a paid gig, so I am free to play, and really wanted to nail down my panning technique and get some shots I could […]
Not too long ago, I was contacted by Southern Living magazine regarding stock photos I might have that would communicate Durham’s “essence.” I sent them photos of the Durham skyline, of Brightleaf Square, and of American Tobacco, since those are some of the most distinctly “Durham” features of our city. They ended up focusing on my […]
Sometimes, Bad Things happen. Many of them are accidental, or incidental. Many others are purposeful, vengeful. As we grow older, these aggregated threats to our everyday life make us both more appreciative of the value of life, and also more weary. The challenge is in how we carry the burden, and how we pass it […]
A sure sign of spring, I walked outside today to find everything blanketed in fine yellow pollen. Like a forensics kit, the pollen records, temporarily, impressions, tracks, movement. The whorls and peaks of a footprint, singular in their lazy patterns, make their mark.
For every creative high, there is an inevitable low. After four straight days of shooting the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, and with some fun upcoming shoots simmering on the stove, I’m taking a breather in one of those creative valleys. I am happy with the work I’m creating, but I’m also feeling tapped out […]
This week I find myself fortunate to be photographing the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival for the second year in a row. Last year, I was limited to two relatively short days–this year, I’m in it to win it, working four shifts that cover filmmaker introductions, question and answer sessions, parties, awards, milieu, atmosphere. Several […]
With Easter, and work, and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival getting ready to kick off tomorrow, I haven’t been devoting much of my brain to the blog this week. So instead I’ll leave you with some simple images, from which you can draw your own conclusions. I used a French title to make them […]
Some lenses just don’t get a lot of love. Call them the Rodney Dangerfields of the photographic world–no matter how hard they try, they just can’t get any respect. They can be sharp, they can be useful, they can be fast, but they continue unloved, like the guy that all the girls really like (as […]
When we woke up in Alexandria yesterday morning, there was a light dusting of snow on the ground, and more snow falling. It was wet snow, the kind that makes icy snowballs and makes everything else sodden. We were headed home, but on our way, I wanted to make my first trip to Arlington National […]
