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A New Path

As I prepare this final post I’ve been thinking back on my time as a muse. I joined just as...

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A space of our own

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I’ve been visiting this spot with my camera lately. I’m collaborating with another artist on an art installation project here....

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thursday favorites

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Every single device I own is at full photo tilt. I’ve avoided organizing my photo workflow for months by shooting...

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Niche vs. Comfort Zone

As a photographer I often feel a pull in two different directions: 1. I want to grow in my work and...

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The Miracle Phone

Some of you might know that I had a river accident this summer. My partner and I were swept into...

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On Connection

Photography is so often a solo pursuit. To be honest, I think that’s one of the things I love about it....

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Adventures in 19th-century photography

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Last month I spent a weekend doing “wet-plate collodion photography” course. As you may have noticed, I enjoy the challenge...

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Guest Muse: Kendra Laflin

I had the pleasure to meet Kendra at Camp Shuttersisters in 2011 and I have long admired her playful spirit...

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Before and After: my iPhone processing tricks and tips

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When I post iPhone images on Instagram and Facebook I am often asked which apps I used to process them....

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the view from here

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Yesterday, L and I drove downtown for a new marble set. He chose two small sets and when we left...

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Travelling Light

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When I got serious about photography I started carrying around some serious cameras: a Nikon D800 and then, when I...

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For the Memories

I don’t shoot film often. I really wish I did but I’m just not able. Most days I’m a starving...

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Leave it

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“This benefit of seeing…can come only if you pause a while, extricate yourself from the maddening mob of quick impressions...

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Love Letters

In thinking about this month’s theme of Language I remembered that I had not really shared here about my experience...

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August Theme — Language

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Words, symbols, letters, numbers. Language is all around us in obvious and hidden ways. It is our means of communication...

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What I Was Doing

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I had a post due today. I really don’t have much of an excuse other than, well, life.Life happens and...

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Pirate Summer

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Summer is my absolute favorite season, not just because of the warm weather, the starry nights, or the cool ocean...

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An Accidental Series

On the last weekend of June I set off from home on a little road trip. I headed a few hours...

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Dreaming It All Out: A Conversation With Vanessa Powell

As so many of us know, Flickr is a melting pot of creativity, ideas and interaction. When I was new...

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Chasing Dreams

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When I was in high school I wrote out a bucket list, a list of things to do before I...

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