Street Photography Makes Me Uncomfortable mk2
I was re-reading some of my old posts lately because I’ve started work on a mini book based on my Substack posts’…
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Photos I found #7: Kids
More photos I found. These feel so much like photos that could have come straight out of my childhood. The clothes, the…
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Teaching Photography #2: What Photography Is For
The first session with my niece will establish what photography is actually for, but not through abstract discussion. She’ll have her camera…
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The Beholder Has Changed
You already know the photograph. Nick Ut took it in 1972 on a road in Vietnam: a girl running, napalm smoke behind…
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Photos I Found #6: Comedia del Arte
This is another of my found rolls of negatives.
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Teaching Photography #1: Starting From Why
My niece is twelve. She loves taking photos with whatever’s in her pocket, but the 550D I gave her sits mostly untouched…
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The Evolution of Photographic Meaning
I’ve been thinking about how photographers develop over time. Looking at what I’ve been writing over the last few months, I see…
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Photos I Found #5: Winter Celebrations
The next roll of found photos seems to cover winter celebrations. I’d say February. But I don’t know the year.
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How Photography Works In My Head #6: Working With Your Cognitive Style Instead of Against It
Once you understand your cognitive profile, the question becomes what to do with that understanding. You can fight your natural architecture, trying…
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The Two Objects of Photography
There’s a contradiction that’s been nagging at me for years, and I’ve only recently found a way to articulate why it’s a…
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