Now that I’m back to writing Sunday Morning Reflections, I’m aware of the fact that I’ve really missed the opportunity just to go on a rant regarding whatever is on my mind and this morning it’s about people who make assumptions. We all do it, some more than others.  We do it in our personal [...]

There’s no question this is a day to absolutely NOT do a blog.  So, I confess, I wrote this yesterday and set it up to go live at 7:00 am on Thanksgiving Day.  It’s a very short message, staying focused pretty much on this blog.   I want to thank all of you for your support, readership and friendship.  [...]

As far as I’m concerned there’s nothing like the photographic industry, which must be why I’ve stayed involved my entire adult life.  I can hear a few good friends laughing over me calling myself an adult.  Okay, so I’ve been in the industry all of those years I was supposed to be acting like an [...]

At the risk of sounding like I’m trying to be Stephen Covey with his best seller,  The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, it’s not a bad platform on which to launch this morning’s blog.   Think about those photographic icons we enjoy the most.  What are the characteristics that have made them a success, not just in [...]

One year ago today I officially crossed the path of no return, resigning from Rangefinder and WPPI.  It was simply time for me to move on and stop living vicariously through all of you.  I’ve admired so many of you for so many years.  As entrepreneurs your visions have been inspirational, especially your daily quest to be in control of your [...]

Forty years ago today I started in the photo industry with an amazing group of guys in the emulsion development group at Polaroid.  I was just out of college, actually on academic suspension, after being every parent’s worse nightmare. (I went back to school at night years later.)  There were no jobs anywhere and Time Magazine [...]