Seasons Greetings: Graced with Light!
Best wishes of the season from myself, Phyllis and our whole family! Click here for a PDF version of this card.
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December 17, 2014
Katie Rose, Photographer
Mommy was very tired. Mommy gets up most days at 5:30 am to get the four kids to school, ferries them to karate, and works hard too. So Mommy went…
December 16, 2014
Ruined Kasbah
According to our guide Abdul, the indigenous construction in Morocco is very environmentally friendly: made of earth and sand, when it is no longer used it gradually decays back to…
December 11, 2014
Terraces in Portugal
In the Upper Douro Valley of Portugal the grapes are grown that become the famous port wine that has made Oporto, Portugal's second city on the banks of the Douro River where…
December 10, 2014
Kumano Portfolio: A Work in Progress
My Kumano kodo Portfolio is a handmade labor of love and a work in progress. But we're making great progress! This portfolio is designed to showcase in form and content…
December 9, 2014
Market in Marrakesh
This is an image made after dusk with a long (300mm) lens from above the Jemaa-al-Fna in Marrakesh, Morocco. I used five exposures at shutter speeds from 3/5 of a…
December 9, 2014
Panorama from Morocco
This is a thirty-image panorama I shot in Boulmane Dades, an oasis in trans-Atlas Morocco, at sunset. Each image was 36 MP, so the entire panorama made for a very…
December 8, 2014
My prints in a New York loft
I recently had the pleasure of visiting the New York loft apartment of a friend of mine who collects my prints. My prints were carefully selected and framed, tastefully arranged,…
December 5, 2014
A room with a view
When I travel I always try to select hotels that are likely to have interesting views, and to request a room with a view if possible. Of course, my idea…
December 4, 2014
Working on the Kumano kodo portfolio prototype
My Kumano kodo portfolio of images from spiritual Japan has been a long time coming. We're printing it on one long piece of Awagami Kozo washi, then scoring and folding…
December 2, 2014
Wider view of the Jemaa-el-Fna (with Zeiss 15mm)
This wider view of the Jemaa-al-Fna, the central square in Marrakesh, Morocco, was shot with the Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 lens, allowing a very broad view of the square in all…
December 1, 2014
ISO 51,200
Towards the bottom of one of the spires of Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain it is dim to the point of almost pitch blackness. Tripods are not allowed.…
November 30, 2014
The Photoshop Doctor is in: take two webinars and call me in the morning
Stymied by the nuts-and-bolts of creative photography and post-production in Photoshop? Try my webinars for a different approach to jump start your success. Unlimited access to these recordings is $19.95…
November 29, 2014
Travels with Samantha
I’m normally a map, or a map-and-compass, kind of guy. But when I rented my car in Portugal I also rented a navigation system. Getting lost in obscure foreign parts…
November 24, 2014
Rats at Mafra
The imperial palace at Mafra, Portugal was built on a huge scale with loot from the Brazil colony. Everything is super-sized: room after room with billiard table, deer antlers, and…
November 24, 2014
Leaving Morocco
The Royal Air Maroc plane to Lisbon was late to leave, as expected. Still, it was a relief to leave the chaos of Casablanca as we said goodbye to Morocco.…
November 22, 2014
Satellite Dishes in the Medina
I am told that about half the households in Morocco have Internet access, mostly via satellite dish like these shown in this photo of the ancient Medina in Fez. These…
November 20, 2014
Castle made of sand
Coming into Ait Benhaddou shortly before an early sunset (a little after 5PM this time of year in trans-Atlas Morocco) I saw that it would be a race with the…
November 17, 2014