I just started and finished (33m) my first book of 2023 titled “Fushigi na Toshokan” or “The Strange Library” by Haruki Murakami. A fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library. The story of a lonely…
“Learn to like what doesn’t cost much.Learn to like reading, conversation, music.Learn to like plain food, plain service, plain cooking.Learn to like fields, trees, brooks, hiking, rowing, climbing hills.Learn to like people, even though some of them may be different…different…
What did I learn, or discover during the year of 2022? “I learned that I have more to learn.” My book reading total surpassed the goal of 22 books in 2022. I keep track because I need to look back…
A quick list of things I want to accomplish for the new year; or more accurately, “Changes I need to see in 2023.” Learn Spanish with the Duolingo app in small increments everyday. Attempt to retain it by using it…
Not a complete list, because I am notoriously lazy about logging these things. But overall, I did manage to surpass my goal of 22 books in 2022. Next year I want to integrate more non-fiction titles which is a challenge…
Time to make the opportunity to review my backlogged photos, and a new opportunity for me to make new photos.
Not photo “editing”, instead, photo culling and photo curation. The art of choosing the photos you care for, the art of image selection. If I shot a thousand photos, which few photos will I select that I want to hold…
Damn.
The frustration and anxiety caused by obsessing over what makes a “good” photograph is what prevents the majority of we photographers from evolving creatively.I am learning that the quicker I can focus on a subject matter or a theme, the…
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart…
7:00amTulsa, Oklahoma, United States: ☁️ 🌡️+42°F 🌬️↓14mph I decided against using Flickr, because again, another subscription. Why bother with that when I already have Adobe Portfolio or any other photography platform like Glass, when I have my main photography website?…
Your birth certificate proved that you were born. Your death certificate proved that you died. Your photographs proved that you lived.
“Is not this a glorious time of year for your deep inward fires?” November is a great month to stoke those internal fires.
Over the past thirty years, I still struggle in figuring out the ideal camera which will best suit my photographic needs. I want a camera to always be ready to shoot, but I can’t always bring along a DSLR or…
A scary thought occurred to me during a 3AM quick stop to the bathroom and back to bed: “Do I want to maintain or keep my 22 year-old website?” I woke up a few hour later and wondered if I…
