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Panamint Dunes
During our scouting time, we decided to see how close we could get to the Panamint Dunes. Unfortunately, not very close. It appears to be about a 2 mile walk after a rough 6 mile drive. We did not make the walk this time, but did get out a long lens to capture just a...
Death Valley with Cole Thompson
Today we started our tour with special guest Cole Thompson. It has been a joy to spend time with Cole whose work I have admired for quite some time. Cole gave a presentation today that was tremendous and very inspiring! Our tour is focused on B&W photography, so...
Cuba #9 – Peek-a-Boo
Another example of patience. I spent a fair amount of time getting to know this girl, her younger sister and Mom. They were so polite, never asking for anything but very interested in what two americans were doing on their street. After struggling with my sparse...
Cuba #8 – Lazaro’s Car in Havana
Lazaro, the owner of this wonderful car is as tall or maybe even taller than me. A very nice young man who first found a few of us in his garage photographing the car and came down to chat with us. I was worried he might be annoyed as we were a step or two inside of...
A Guest Post from Dan Sniffin – Why Photo Celibacy?
Why Photo Celibacy? Dan Sniffin A growing number of photographers are practicing what is known as “photo celibacy,” where one does not use the images of another as a guide to his/her own work. Cole Thompson, among others, practices this. Most photographers commonly...
Cuba #7 – Boy & Bike
Fuji X-E2 - 35mm 1.4 @ f/4 You might recognize this young boy, he is the same boy that was in the triptych posted a few days ago. After photographing him I wasn't leaving, he was just too much fun and I wanted to see what else might happen. As I stepped back to the...