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I am not a traditional event photographer. I don’t specialize in event photography. And I definitely don’t go out to huge venues to photograph big events everyone has heard of. What I love is being at small local events that are important to our community. There are so many things that go on in our communities that often goes unremarked on or uncelebrated. I really like to try and capture these moments… Read More
One photo a day challenge: Day 88. Today I stopped at one of our local parks in Elmira, New York on my way home from my commute. There used to be so many old majestic trees along this waterfront area and the park. These days there are so many fewer. I love all the trees that remain. This enormous Sycamore Tree is one of several behemoths still standing in the park. This… Read More
One photo a day challenge: Day 82. Starting this week I will begin a new part of my photography journey. I am going to begin teaching photography classes at 171 Cedar Arts. For part of these courses and workshops I will be teaching we will be on location. I am planning to have some of my teaching centered around specific locations in our area. Those classes will focus on photographing whatever it… Read More

I have been a fan of Tanglewood Nature Center for a long time now. Finding way to be involved there over there years has been something I have enjoyed. Some of my first ever on display artwork was hung at Tanglewood. I have photographed running there. There is photography available for purchase on my website that when sold I make a contribution to Tanglewood. I have been talking with the staff at… Read More

Often but not always when I venture out to create photographs I have a subject in mind that I would like to try to capture during my time. In some types of photography the subject will always remain the intended subject. If I plan to photograph a waterfall I show up at the location of the waterfall and I photograph it. The way I photograph it might need to change, that is… Read More

Continue to stay the course. It doesn’t mean do what you normally would have done had the corona virus pandemic not occurred, but it means keep working at the goals and plans that you had already made. It means adapt those plans as best you can to fit into your life and your businesses in the way we have to operate now. My commitment this year was to work hard to grow… Read More