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HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND VINCENT VAN GOUGH

Here’s a Celtic harvest delight – a Gulf Orange 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 that magically turns from a pumpkin into a carriage of immense delight.

I shot this one at sunrise among the wheat fields of the Palouse. Trick-or-treat? You decide. Continue reading “”

PURE GEOMETRY

It’s always fun to go out with the camera without an agenda. No ego, no goals, just play!

The challenge is to find a personal balance. Looks easy doesn’t it? Continue reading “”

SPEEDSTER WARS

Check out my latest article for Road Scholars Magazine about an era when over 30 Porsche Speedsters would show up for a single event in California. With cameo appearances by James Dean and Steve McQueen, and Randy Leffingwell’s story of the America Roadster, the October 2017 issue is packed with lots of retro reading fun! Continue reading “”

SCARE EASY

Tom Petty spoke to me with this song. Having grown up in Alaska with a don’t mess with me attitude I understand. R.I.P. You will be missed, Tom Petty! Continue reading “”

THE STORY BEHIND THE SHOT

Here’s a story that seems appropriate today. Twenty years ago I hired a pilot to fly me over the Everglades at sunrise to photograph the damage from Hurricane Andrew. Continue reading “”

GOOD PEOPLE

“As you get older, you really just want to be surrounded by good people. People who are good for you, good to you, and good for your soul.” Continue reading “”

PIGS (Three Different Ones)

It’s 2017 and the first day of fall. It doesn’t seem possible that it’s been forty years since Pink Floyd released Animals. This album is still a great listen. Especially this track. All 17 minutes of it. The original UK vinyl sounds incredible. This is true for all Pink Floyd LPs, including the holy grail for record collectors. Continue reading “”

PETE TURNER

One of the original master color photographers (Ernst Haas and Jay Maisel are two others), Pete Turner passed away today. He was 83. Pete made many of the most iconic jazz album covers of all time. Photo District News voted him as one of the 20 most influential photographers of all time. Continue reading “”

IT’S FALL AGAIN

Where to go? For the best U.S. fall foliage photography destinations, look no farther than these locations: Continue reading “”

Image of white ibis (Eudocimus albus) wading at dawn off Sanibel Island, Florida, American Southeast

IRMA MEETS FLORIDA

My thoughts go out to my friends in the Southeastern U.S. during hurricane season. These Ibises are native to Sanibel Island, FL and will hopefully survive. Continue reading “”

WALTER BECKER (1950-2017)

The elusive genius and co-founder of Steely Dan passed away five days ago. I’ve been listening to a lot of his music lately, and the hits he co-wrote with Donald Fagen are legendary: “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number”, “Kid Charlemagne”, “Katy Lied”, “Aja”, “Hey Nineteen”, and the autobiographical “Third World Man”. Continue reading “”

THE STORY BEHIND THE SHOT

Here’s the story behind one of my best photographs that was never published. Continue reading “”

CMYK REVISITED

OK, so we know about Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black. But can we include each color into one photograph without Photoshop? Continue reading “”

COLORS OF SUMMER – BLACK

The fourth and final part of our CMYK proof checker’s series… K is for black. A pure black (and a pure white) in a photograph are important to me. Be safe during the solar eclipse today! Continue reading “”

COLORS OF SUMMER – YELLOW

Here’s Y of CMYK, a subtractive color model used in color printing. Continue reading “”

COLORS OF SUMMER – MAGENTA

Part 2 of the CMYK four process color series. Continue reading “”