Shades of gray. Photo by Alina Oswald.

Between Shadows and Highlights

Advice on photography from celebrity photographer Greg Gorman – excerpts from a #tbt cover story interview “A photograph is most … More

“The ‘Warriors’ of the World”

I know, I know, it’s “champions,” not “warriors.” And, indeed, I’m humming along, with Freddie Mercury’s voice in mind, as … More

Shadows & Words. The NYC AIDS Memorial. ©Alina Oswald. All Rights Reserved.

World AIDS Day in Images

December 1 is World AIDS Day Here’re a few images inspired by covering the HIV and AIDS pandemic on World … More

Until There's A Cure Bracelet. ©Alina Oswald

World AIDS Day

Reporting on the HIV and AIDS pandemic on World AIDS Day and around the year December 1 is World AIDS … More

Photographer at Work. Pano. B&W rendering. ©Alina Oswald.

Covering Small Events & Happenings

Covering small events & happening for publications as a writer and photographer Back in 2013, for a brief time, I … More

Open Book. B&W. ©Alina Oswald.

Poems & Photographs

April is National Poetry Month April is here and that means, spring is almost in the air in some parts … More

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

Kurt Weston photography at OCCCA

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

Kurt Weston photography at OCCCA

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