Photo Anthems

“…it’s always been my philosophy to try to make art out of the everyday and ordinary…it never occurred to me to leave home to make art.”  - Sally Mann I'm not sure what I would give to spend some time with renown photographer, Sally Mann. I'm...

"There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." ~Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith "The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us...

Peanuts 1951 Comic Strip 16 "Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop." - Ansel Adams Rhonda Every now and again, it is a refreshing thing to sit and watch a good story-telling absent the mindless violence, sordid sex, and...

Art [ahrt] –noun - the quality, production, expression, or realm, according toaesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. - Dictionary.com Current scar, center of palm A milestone! This is...

Model, Dominique Jan 2011 "Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness." - Martin Luther King, Jr. With Matching Bandage One of the reasons I went camping the other...

"I will waste not a moment mourning yesterday's misfortunes, yesterday's defeats, yesterday's aches of the heart, for why should I throw good after bad?" --- Og Mandino The view outside my tent, Valley of Fire State Park, NV So this is my...

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein One Christmas song I really like is "Happy Christmas (War is Over)", by John Lennon, who ironically...

Little Known Facts about "The Nutcracker": When the ballet debuted in Russia in 1892, critics sounded off. Some felt the score was bland and the choreography was weak. Like a fine wine, time has been kind to the ballet. Dave Rudin just posted on...

"Before you walk off into a river, check your pockets. You may need to remove your iPhone!" ~ Me As always when its been more than 2 weeks since I make a post, there seem to be lots going on. My friend Unbearable Lightness has certainly been...

"Growing up in the war, listening to Churchill's speeches, being bombed in Glasgow every night - that brought me to photojournalism. It was the drama - I wanted to be close to the center of things." "I was next to Bobby (Kennedy) when he was shot....

“It is one thing to photograph people. It is another to make others care about them by revealing the core of their humanness.” - Paul Strand Model, Outdrbeauty - MM #868167 I hadn't been away that long so quit trippin'. Besides, I know I'm not...

"Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life."~Joyce Brothers "Ummm...No. Not feeling that one."~ Me "Do you REALLY wanna keep tickin' me off?" Where to start....?...