Journal

1. Drive-By Prayer

   There is a small chapel on Route 30 outside of Atlantic City, NJ. I haven’t come across anything like it. If there was a church that I could feel at home in it would be this one, faintly smelling of exhaust fumes, transient, empty.  You borrow a flame from another…

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2. Some Trees

   Late Fall Colors As a child, growing up in South Philadelphia, my home was situated near a park but we kids played in the street anyway. First down is that red car. So trees remained exotic during my childhood and, for some reason, I was fascinated by them. They seemed…

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3. Learning from Las Vegas

   Pawn Stars and Stripes: Las Vegas Solo Performance: Las Vegas The Shock of Recognition: Las Vegas The Unconscious: Las Vegas The King Returns: Las Vegas Flamingo Mop: Las Vegas After the Goldrush: Las Vegas Sandwiches: Las Vegas Bag of Dough: Las Vegas TV Men: Las Vegas Paradise  I didn’t know…

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4. Improving the Viewfinder on a Nikon D810

   The Problem with Digital Viewfinders When I first received my Nikon D810 the first thing I noticed about it was that the viewfinder magnification was different than my F100. Although much better than the EVF in my Olympus OMD 5 mkii, there was something still not right. Digital viewfinders seem…

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5. Larry Sultan’s Disneyland

   Looking at the Work of Master Photographers The Big Picture In this series of posts, Looking at the Work of Master Photographers, I will examine some of the work of photographers I admire. In these posts, I will attempt to understand the photographers I am drawn to and better understand…

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