Music from what sounded like a drunken high school marching band reverberated down the street full cows, hucksters, potholes and people. I knew the cacophonous sound meant one thing – a celebration. Walking toward the rowdy music, I turn into a courtyard regaled in reds, oranges and the many colors of the rainbow as the [...]
Perhaps it is because I am the youngest sibling in my family, or perhaps it was a habit developed later in life – but I must confess that I like to compete and I like to win. I thrive under pressure. It clarifies my mind better than any cup of coffee could by eliminating the [...]
What are Star Trails? Simply stated, star trails are the streaks in a photograph left by stars during a time exposure as the Earth rotates. Objects in the foreground of the photograph remain sharp as they are not moving relative to the camera, while the stars, depending on which cardinal direction the camera is [...]
Thanks to a recommendation from a friend, in early December I found myself on the side of a volcano at 11,141 feet on the Big Island of Hawaii photographing a story for the New York Times. The story revolves around the research facility and dedicated staff that has been taking continuous measurements of CO2 in the [...]
On a recent trip to Beijing, China I met a fabulous violinist named Lin. As a violin player myself there was an instant connection and through the course of the evening I got to hear Lin’s story. Lin, had always wanted to play the violin, but came of age during the cultural revolution when the [...]
Early summer in Idaho is stunning as the snow melt gives way to hot days and cool nights. In late June I made my semi annual trek to the Sun Valley area to teach some private photography lessons and had the luxury to spend a day with friends kind enough to invite me to their [...]
Ansel Adams once said - I can’t verbalize the internal meaning of pictures whatsoever. Some of my friends can at very mystical levels, but I prefer to say that, if I feel something strongly, I would make a photograph, that would be the equivalent of what I saw and felt… When I’m ready to make [...]
There is nothing is quite as delicious as a day off after working 12 hour days for more than a week. This evening, Dewitt and I headed down to the west end of the island where he has been photographing a beautiful series of wave images. As we set up on the beach, we discussed [...]
Rikki often says it not about me taking the picture, but about the picture taking me. The phrase what will I be taken by today? regularly enters my mind when I am shooting. Its simplicity disarming the inner critic that tells me that I have to go make a good picture. Its a phrase that [...]
Driving the red dirt road to Kamakou preserve on Molokai, one could easily mistake the landscape for western Tanzania. Grassy plains surrounded by wind sculpted trees make my eye look for the giraffe that will never walk into my frame. Today we found ourselves bouncing down this road in spite of the rain that insists [...]
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