Don’t tell anyone, but I flew into Rome on my way to Siena for the annual Siena Awards photography festival and events and didn’t actually visit the Eternal City. Terrible, right? Well, not really. It’s been an incredibly busy year with a packed work schedule, and I landed having felt like my arms really were exhausted from all that flapping. I just wanted collapse for … Continue reading When in Rome…
Photo artist Noor Ahmed Gelal has published a photography book focusing on daily life reflection of Bangladesh people fighting climate change, Continue reading Noor Ahmed Gelal: Hope on the Horizon
Thank you to photographer Kazi Md. Jahirul Islam of Bangladesh for this beautiful and hopeful image. The photo of mother and child was taken in Methar Patti in Chittagong, Bangladesh during the Holi Festival. Follow Kazi Md. Jahirul Islam on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/kazimd.jahirulislam/ Website: https://kazijahirul.com/ Continue reading Where in the World?
Today I’m introducing a new feature: “Where in the World?” showcasing images and photographers I follow around the globe. We can’t travel as much these days due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but we can appreciate one another’s views and home states, regions, etc. from afar. Would you like to be featured? Send 1-3 photos of your special corner of the world, along with a … Continue reading Where in the World?
It was a great honor recently to work with Danish documentary photographer Klaus Bo on a new piece for Lensculture. His “Dead and Alive” effort is one of the most unique and passion-driven projects I’ve ever covered. I hope you’ll take a moment to quiet your day and read his story. Continue reading Photojournalist Klaus BO: Circling the globe in search of death
“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.† ― Leonardo da Vinci I’m thrilled to share my publishing news here again as the pre-sale period comes to a close soon on March 6. My new full-length collection of poetry, “An Unwavering Horizon” published by Finishing Line Press is now available for pre-order here: … Continue reading Painting with the brush of language
Photo of the Day! The Visitation. A moment of pause and wonder in Pistoia, Italy Continue reading Photo of the Day: The Visitation
On a trip to the Southwest Washington coast last spring, I got up at dawn to take photographs. Fog rolled in and “ruined” the light but with writing, just like photography, nothing is ever really ruined. You just have to be like a crow, picking up every shiny thing, turning it over and over for measure & finding the right place for it in your … Continue reading Time, Travel & The Poetry of Things
Award-winning novelist Jonathan Starke’s new book is coming this spring — pre-order your copy now! Continue reading We’ve all got something (great) coming
