Archive for November, 2008

William Neill’s “Impressions of Light” Now in Print

William Neill’s “Impressions of Light” Now in Print

November 18, 2008 | Comments (0)

Readers of my newsletter may recall my recommendation for the digital edition of William Neill’s “Impressions of Light” book. Recently, I was thrilled to hear that Bill decided to make this wonderful collection of images available in an exclusive, signed, printed version, bundled with a fine-art print. Some of you may know I’m an avid [...]

Read More

Originality and Soul

Originality and Soul

November 15, 2008 | Comments (6)

On a recent drive I spent some time listening to Jeff Curto’s excellent series on the History of Photography. In one of his lectures, he mentioned a common belief among some indigenous cultures that a photograph takes away a small piece of one’s soul, with the cumulative effect of eliminating the soul completely after some [...]

Read More

For the Love of Seasons

For the Love of Seasons

November 8, 2008 | Comments (1)

Hard to believe just a few days ago the autumn colors were blazing, temperatures were in the 70s as I hike the canyons around Zion National Park with a small group of friends, and evenings found us enjoying dinner under the sky in tee shirts. Last week I was already shoveling snow in my driveway [...]

Read More