Photography as therapy

One thing that many of us have needed, especially over these past two years, is some form of therapy. It could come in the form of an actual professional therapist, or more likely from activities that make you feel good. While feeling good doesn't negate all the problems in our life or the world at...

The “snow” week, 26-31 Dec 2021

Looking out the front door, 28 Dec 2021. Minolta SR-T 101, MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4, Fuji Superia 400. It's winter, and we saw a bit of snow here in Portland. It really wasn't much of anything, especially in comparison to the goodly amounts that happened to the north--Seattle and Vancouver really got socked. Basically...

My favorite film photos in 2021

Power and Atmosphere. Sellwood, 28 Feb 2021. Camera: Olympus 35 RD. Film: Kodak TMAX 400. At the end of 2020, I decided to figure out what my "top nine" photos of the year were. There's handy apps that will figure out your top nine posts. The problem with that is it's all your posts, so...

Goals for 2022

It's natural for one to reflect when a new year dawns. I know, "resolutions" are "cliche", at least according to all the thinkpieces that come out between Christmas and New Year's. And I don't think I do the typical "drink/eat less, exercise more" resolutions. But I do like to come up with ideas for what...