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Arbiter Elegantiae of Photography
Most social media platforms have farmed out the job of Arbiter Elegantiae to algorithms, and I wonder whether or not AI will soon be the judge of merit…
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2025 Photo Workshops Announcement
As most or many of you know, my main photography gig is teaching photography workshops. Each year I aim for April to release the next year’s workshops…
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Photos from The Empty Project
In March, I started a new project called The Empty Project. It involves two restrictions: use a 35mm lens, and try to make the scene look and/or feel…
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Photography Tsundoku
I have a pile of books in my office that sit stacked and unread. I had them next to my bed, but that made sleeping feel intimidating, so I moved them…
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Photos, Memories, and Lessons from the Black Hills
In May, I get to return to the Badlands and Black Hills to teach a photography workshop. I just had a cancellation on it, so there’s one space…
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Photos from the new Nikon Zf
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24mm is the best landscape focal length
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Photos from Biking Across Minnesota
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Photographers are you an artist?
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On Wooden Skis with a Camera in Hand
If you’ve been a long-time reader of my newsletters, you’ll know that every once in a while (usually during the spring) I go completely off topic with a…
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Originality in Landscape Photography
Before getting into the topic of Originality in Landscape Photography, I want to do a bit of quick housekeeping. Before the housekeeping, here’s a…
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Photos that Echo Photos that Others Took
I was recently going through some of Galen Rowell’s old essays and came across “Beyond Coincidence” in the Inner Game of Outdoor Photography. Rowell was…
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Photographers are you an artist?
Should we ring in the new year with a controversial topic? I think so. Based on the title you may think I’m going to pose the question, Is photography…
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Photos from Death Valley
As the year comes to an end, I’ve started to look back upon my year's work. That includes looking back at my last trip of the year, which was to teach a…
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Photos from Capitol Reef National Park
How to get photos of a national park in 1.5 days
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Photos from the new Nikon Zf
A mini review
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Photos of the Transition Between Fall and Winter
I love this time of year when everything is transitioning from fall to winter. It's one of those times of year that we don't get outside, because…
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The Photos We Don't Share
Back in August, I wrote about the Photos We Don’t Take. I wrote about the style of photo that I wanted to take more of and vowed to take more. So far…
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Photos from Biking Across Minnesota
This last week, I completed a 10-day, 625-mile bike trip across northern Minnesota. I started in St. Vincent (Pembina, ND actually) and finished in…
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I don't like photographing fall colors (or do I)
I have a secret. My secret is… I don’t like shooting fall colors. What, you say. I really don’t. It’s not my thing. I like looking at fall colors. I…
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Photos from Glacier National Park
I got back from teaching a photo workshop in Glacier National Park last week, and it has seemed like a whirlwind hit me since then. It’s the fall…
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