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There are some people in your life that you just can’t remember a time when they weren’t around.  You might not talk to them that often or even see each other frequently, but when you do, it’s always a classic moment with lots of warmth, sharing ideas and definitely a lot of laughter.  Well, meet [...]

Earlier this month my buddy Scott Bourne wrote the following on www.PhotoFocus.com.  I read it, liked it a lot and just thought it deserved another moment in the spotlight.   What got me thinking about his post was a complaint I got from somebody who didn’t like the idea of my upcoming Summer School being held in [...]

Last year Nicole Wolf did a couple of guest blogs that were tremendous.  She was willing to do another, but not until I read what she sent did I realize the importance of her journey.  This is a relatively long blog, technically too long for the normal blog post, but there’s no way I wanted [...]

Marc Braun took advantage of his photographic skill set and started the Akron Photowalk Group.  Okay, so for those of you outside Akron and even a few inside who want Sedona, it may not sound like much of a walk, but think about the contribution you can make in two different ways on a project like this.  First, [...]

Motivated to use his skill set to give back, Canadian photographer, Joel Séguin, started out inspired by his own infant son’s heart surgery.  That single incident has brought his help to dozens of different projects in the community.  While his story is great to read, his best comment and the advice for all of us [...]

Welcome to Charity Fest II and this year’s first contribution came from Mollie Tobias, a photographer in North Carolina.  She’s using her photographic skills in a unique way to be involved in the community.  
The best part of Charity Fest, for me, is that I get to talk to lots of new photographers and in turn, introduce [...]

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, then I really have very little I have to write this morning, thanks to PWDLabs and Jim Graham.  I got an email from Jerry Weiner at PWD Labs two days ago, but was out of town and it was tough to take the time to respond.  Jerry wanted [...]

Paul Brace and I “met” last August when he clarified a comment I made about Photoshop.  His image, Jazzmatazz, was the lead in shot in a post that followed a few days later.  Since then Paul’s had some great comments on the blog and it’s time to bring him back for his own guest spot.
What I enjoy most about [...]

Cyberspace has become such an amazing vehicle for not only meeting more photographers, but for re-enforcing friendships and building relationships.  Meet Thomas Beaman.   He’s been to WPPI several times, although I cannot tell a lie, I don’t remember him.  (There go those brain cells again, the ones I lost at a concert in the 70’s!)  and [...]

For those of you who missed the original request/comments I’m adding a new once-a-week feature to the blog.  For lack of a better name I’m just going to call it Open Forum and will be looking for comments from photographers in our industry to help set the pace.  I’m not interested in giving trolls another venue, [...]