Writer – Photographer – Educator
How I made that shot and the story behind my "No Surrender" image Those of you reading this blog might recall some of my previous posts mentioning a new series of hand portraits and self-portraits, which is still very much a work in progress. Here's the story behind one of the images in this series--No [...]
Six notes for the first six months of 2020.
Authors and Their Books Over the years, while covering the LGBTQ+ community, I've had the chance to meet authors, artists, actors and activists whose stories have changed my life for the better. After all, stories do have that kind of power. Stories and storytelling first bring to mind writers and authors. What I find fascinating [...]
On art and activism, collectives and community responses “[...] Everything about political and social engagement is a part of a process of collaboration,” artist, activist and author Avram Finkelstein once told me during an interview for A&U Magazine . "That’s what communities and community responses are. That’s what activism is. Activism is a community response [...]
On the Renewed Significance and Symbolism of Photographing Hands--Hand Portraits and Gestures--in a Time of Covid-19 Months ago I started working on a new hand portrait series. At the time, I had more of an activism purpose in mind for this particular body of work. But then Covid-19 happened and it slightly started to reshape [...]
Test photo shoot with the mirrorless Nikon Z6 and Ni24-70mm f/4.
Photographing the Steve Hayes with a "Hitch" performance...with a Z6
Nikon Z6 first impressions and test photo shoot
In-studio self-portraits with Sigma 105mm f/1.4.
Photographs and Their Worth If you don't think photos are important, just wait until they're all you have left to remind you of a loved one. I've heard something along those lines over the years and these days I know it's true...not that I've ever questioned it. Truth is that, in particular very recently I've [...]
