Archive for August, 2008
Here we go again
Three years ago today, I was sitting at my Mom’s house in Texas, eyes glued to CNN, watching them describe the destruction happening to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. I remember distinctly one weatherman saying "Whoops, we just lost Slidell" during a live report. Of course, he meant the weather feed, but it was [...]
ABC News Reporter Arrested
It’s not just the little guys who get harassed on public property by overzealous cops and security guards. Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown [...]
New Orleans Photowalk
We had a great time on our photowalk. There were a little over 20 people that made it; almost 50 had signed up, and the rest missed a great morning. A few of us started on the Canal street ferry about 6am for sunrise photos. While the sunrise wasn’t spectacular, we did get some nice [...]
The Worldwide Photowalk
Tomorrow, Julie and I are going on our first (official) photowalk. This event, sponsored by NAPP and Scott Kelby is being held in 236 cities in 45 countries. Over 7500 hundred photographers have signed up, and there are over $5000 in great prizes for the best photographs. What is a photowalk? It’s nothing more than [...]
A turtle, an iPhone, and PhotoSwap
I stepped out of the house this morning and found this turtle eating a mushroom in my front yard. I’m used to possums, racoons, frogs and squirrels, but this was the first turtle I’ve seen in my yard. So I decided to snap a photo with my iPhone (it was still a bit dark, so [...]
Photography is not a crime
You’d think we’d be used to this by now. But it still amazes me every time I hear about something like this. Read this very interesting story here: Thomas Hawk at the SF MOMA
