self portrait…..

there is probably not a photographer alive who has not taken a stab at self portraiture…Cindy Sherman and Arno Minkkinen aside, most of us have at least “played” at taking our own photograph… with our community here growing stronger by the day, i think it would just be fun to see what everyone “looks like”..some …

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f/8 and be there…

Tangier Island,Virginia 1972                                          Fisherman and Wife   maybe photographers are not really the largest group of procrastinators in the world , and maybe i just sometimes think this because i am around so many photographers…but, some photographers do have a way of …

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talk to james nachtwey….

                                                                           please post your questions for James Nachtwey here…i should be able to "go live" with Jim at about 2:30 this afternoon  New York time…. Jim will probably not answer …

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random….

most of you are right now either working on personal essays or are trying to think of a suitable project…we chat so much here about essays, connecting pictures, editing for either concept or story, and are generally thinking of a "whole"…. me too…just like many of  you, i am  right now trying to get a …

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stop!!!!

ok, please, no more phone calls or e-mails to Karen Mullarkey!!!  the woman is overwhelmed…Karen  says her e-mail is on total overload…her computer is smoking!!! she cannot handle any  more portfolios or inquiries from us  at this point… from now on , if we get a request like this, i think i will have to …

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pro work…..

i just got a call from my old friend Karen Mullarkey, formerly picture editor at Newsweek, Day in the Life projects etc etc…she has been impressed with the community here and is ready to perhaps hire a few of you with qualified portfolios…. i am NOT acting as an agent, just as a friend, but …

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assignments…..

i have gone over everyone’s suggestions for a month long project ….some ideas are fairly complete and some are in "development"….it would be nice to have all photographs  "in" by around june 15 for our first "go around" of completed assignments….. ok, here is how i see it right now…..i chose these photographers based on …

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blues…

i am not always proud of my country…..well, let’s just say that i am not always pleased with the "official side" of things….but, of course, it is my right to not always approve of decisions made by those who have been elected to high office….so, i have my vote and i use my vote…but, the …

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california???

                                                          like most freelance photographers, i end up trying to do too many things at once…we sort of have to, because juggling our schedules and our time is definitely an art in and of itself..we must …

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your thoughts, your work…

i think it might be easier if you post your suggestions for an assignment right here, along with a link to your work…of course, i will also be reading the comments  and your suggestions on the previous post…i think i have seen all of the links sent so far, but i will double check…in two …

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