Have you ever given thought to what attracts people to your photography? Yes, it’s an emotional response, but is it due to the subject matter, or what you’ve done with the subject matter? What if the subject matter is a specific location? Many years ago, during one of my earlier exhibits, a viewer expressed his fondness for one of my photos. It quickly became apparent that the main reason for his appreciation was a sentimental attachment to the location, a truth that left me feeling a little...

I originally titled this piece “Life After Social Media: The Reckoning,” but thought it too melodramatic. It did make me smile, though. It was around this time three years ago when I quit social media. No doubt you remember where you were or what you were doing that day. I am often asked by other photographers how life has been without social media. Specifically, they are interested in how it has affected my photography, both creatively and from a business perspective, since this is my...

“Part of the difficulty in being both an artist and a businessperson is this: You make a picture because you have seen something beyond price; then you are to turn and assign to your record of it a cash value. If the selling is not necessarily a contradiction of the truth of the picture, it is so close to being a contradiction that you are worn down by the threat.” ~ Robert Adams I approach this topic with a degree of trepidation. I have two rules when it comes to writing. First, I try not to...