July 2011

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mini me

mini me

When I was at the Magnum workshop, one of the issues that came to the forefront was my shooting style. It became clearer that

photo of the day – moab 5

photo of the day – moab 5

Shortly before I left on my road trip, I received a copy of Harold Davis’ Creative Landscapes and I am sure the cover of that book

photo of the day – moab 4

photo of the day – moab 4

Here’s an image from Canyonlands National Park taken at sunset. We had come out earlier in the day when it was much hotter

playing among the stars

playing among the stars

This image was so much fun from start to finish. Can I say that? Really I can’t recall the last time I bounced up and down and ran around furiously when photographing something

photo of the day – moab 2

photo of the day – moab 2

Before you say it, I will–yes it is a ubiquitous image of sunrise at the Courthouse Towers in Arches National Park. I realize people will tell you to find something different

photo of the day – moab 1

photo of the day – moab 1

Arches National Park, Moab. Another place that has been photographed to death. One approach to photographing an iconic place is

Why This?

Why This?

I realize this post on the Artist Round Table is long overdue as some of you have been waiting patiently to hear what I had to say about the whole experience. Truth is I just wasn’t ready

photo of the day – bryce canyon 5

photo of the day – bryce canyon 5

This is one of my favourite images from Bryce Canyon although I’m not exactly sure why. I think it’s because

photo of the day – bryce canyon 4

photo of the day – bryce canyon 4

If you are a regular visitor to my blog, you’ve probably been expecting this image. It occurred to me

photo of the day – bryce canyon 3

photo of the day – bryce canyon 3

Another image from Bryce Canyon but this time cropped to a square. When I look at the the square crop,

photo of the day – bryce canyon 2

photo of the day – bryce canyon 2

Bryce Canyon is best viewed in the morning as it faces East. All that red rock was a shock to my visual system

photo of the day – bryce canyon

photo of the day – bryce canyon

Three days into the road trip and we were in Utah. I still didn’t have any idea of where we would finally pitch the tent

photo of the day – blue and salty

photo of the day – blue and salty

The Bonneville Salt Flats, bordered by hills to the north, stretch out as far as the eye can see. If you didn’t know you were looking

photo of the day – flat and salty

photo of the day – flat and salty

The Bonneville Salt Flats, home to a number of the land speed records but we didn’t move much. It occurred to me on the second day photographing here that perhaps

photo of the day – hot and dry

photo of the day – hot and dry

I apologize for the lengthy absence from my blog. With the Artist Round Table and heading off on a two-week road trip, I haven’t had time to update it.