Category Archives: Travel
I just returned from a few back-to-back trips. I started with Photoshop World in Las Vegas. Despite the name of the conference, Photoshop World is informative on countless topics in addition to Photoshop. Whether your interests lie in Lightroom, portraiture,… […]
I am excited to be in Spain about to attend the opening reception at the Municipal Heritage Museum of Malaga. The following three photos of mine will be on display starting tonight: To see some of the work on display,… […]
I seldom travel to the same photo location more than once. There are so many places on my list to visit that venturing back to my favorite places always tends to come in second. This summer was an exception. Last… […]
I just finished writing about the death of one of my favorite lenses (R.I.P. 16-35). It seemed appropriate to follow that up with one of the first photos taken by a new lens of mine: the Nikon 800mm. To further… […]
I am thrilled to have been invited to display five of my images in the gallery of Hudson Fine Art and Framing in my hometown. The event is showcasing local photographers mid-August through the end of September. Kathy Johnson, the… […]
As I type this blog post, my Nikon 16-35 lens is lying on the bottom of a river in Scotland. As a tribute to this great, but seldom used lens in my bag, I thought I would share one of… […]
Photo District News (PDN) The Great Outdoors Contest: Celebrate the World Outside “The Purest Love”, which was taken in Japan of January of this year, was just chosen as a runner-up in the Professional section of the Parks and Safari… […]
When thinking about Scotland, the first things that come to mind are castles, rugged mountain highlands, waterfalls, and of course… seals. Wait, seals? Yes, seals. This photo of a “common seal” was at least captured next to a castle, Dunvegan… […]
I recently returned from Scotland, a trip full of surprises. The first surprise was that I was traveling for twelve days in the country where there were hardly any people to photograph. With all of the published beautiful landscape photos… […]
People have always been my favorite subjects to photograph. They can be young, old, attractive, or covered in lines and wrinkles. To me, it’s all good. Connecting with a person to catch that fleeting smile, candid laugh, or quiet moment… […]
On a recent trip to Peru I had a chance to visit the Salt Pans in Maras. It was one of the highlights of my trip. Colors can range from warm brown with tan tones in the spring to the… […]
The 9th Annual Focus Competition was held in Solon Ohio on Friday, April 11, 2014. Focus is a photography competition bringing communities together through art in Northern Ohio. Three of my photos were chosen for the Judges Choice Photo Exhibition:… […]
Three of my photographs will be on display at the Municipal Heritage Museum of Malaga in Malaga, Spain from September 18 through November 9. Cuban Dreams earned a spot by being a finalist in the Worldwide Photography Awards Summer Award… […]
On a recent trip to Peru I had lunch one day at the beautiful location in this image. The only willing models around happened to be all children less than five years old. Normally when I photograph children of this… […]
The Worldwide Photography Awards has announced the winners of the 1st edition of the Summer Award. 1,028 images were submitted by 305 photographers from 32 countries. I am thrilled that my image, Cuban Dreams, earned me one of the “Best… […]
The Taj Mahal is a “must see” when you visit India. It is also a “must see” if you live in India. The result is a pretty crowded place regardless of both the time of the year and the time… […]
The longer I photograph the more I appreciate that photography is a process. It is a rare thing to walk up to a scene and nail a shot with your first frame. A recent trip to Japan provided me with… […]
I recently took a trip to photograph wildlife in Japan. I went with expectations that I would feel the stillness, calm, and isolation that is often portrayed in the Japanese winter and wildlife photos that I have viewed. The reality… […]
“Be prepared” is the Girl Scout motto. Anyone who has traveled with me on a shoot knows that I always come prepared. The weight of my backpack alone supports legions of massage therapists across the globe. Japanese macaque monkeys (more… […]
The date listed was Friday, February 22nd for the Chagrin Arts Show Opening. It is actually Friday, February 21st. Thanks and sorry for any confusion!