Backgrounds

Images that can be used as backgrounds/backdrops When we compose an image, we often check (we should check) the background, … More

Summer Photo Contests

Show Me Your Smiles Summer is here! I absolutely adore summer–the sun, the heat, and taking long strolls (and pictures) … More

Light My Darkness

Photographing Rainbows in New York City Every once in a while, after a storm, comes a rainbow. That’s what happened … More

Darkness

A Visual Rendering In light of what’s happening, in real time, in this country, many of us are watching in … More

Covering Small Events & Happenings

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

World Pinhole Photography Day 2022

WPPD Each year, World Pinhole Photography Day (WPPI) falls on the last Sunday in April. This year, that was this … More

Inferno: A Visual Interpretation

Visualizing old images in a new way In light of recent events, the world might resemble more and more a … More

Poems & Photographs

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

On Using Gels

Coloring the Light Oftentimes photographers “gel” their lights in order to change the color of their lights. There are a … More

Blue & Yellow

Memories of Kyiv It’s interesting how present events can bring back old memories. The war happening now in Ukraine and … More