Covering small events & happening for publications as a writer and photographer Back in 2013, for a brief time, I … More
Category: HIV/AIDS activists
Kurt Weston: The Making of the Blind Vision Photography Series
A look back at the Blind Vision series of black-and-white self-portraits by award-winning photographer Kurt Weston I’ve interviewed award-winning, legally … More
Warrior Within
A #tbt interview with award-winning, legally blind photographer Kurt Weston, originally published in A&U Magazine Almost twenty years ago, I … More
Portraits Through Time
An interview with award-winning photographer Kurt Weston about art, photography, and surviving two pandemics The 2020 coronavirus pandemic brought everything … More
2021 in the Rearview Mirror
Things to remember from this year: Times are still tough. Pandemic is still here. People are still struggling. Be respectful. … More
More Learning from Photographers
…the story behind my obsession with (photographing) the VFT carnivore plant Here’s an excerpt from my book, JOURNEYS THROUGH DARKNESS: … More
Ask an Activist
Photographing and interviewing ACT-UP activists March is not only Women’s History Month, but it also marks the anniversary (the 34th … More
Ask a Photographer
Interviewing photographers
…And Other “Action” Imagery
Photographing people “in action” In a previous post, a few weeks ago, I mentioned “calm imagery.” Today, let’s look at … More
Angel in Central Park
The story of a black-and-white Lensbaby photograph on World AIDS Day 2020 Angels in America has been a source of … More
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