Big White

...and this in March. Some days, there is a reward for being stuck on the llano.

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Monsoon Bow

It often occurs to me that I should write something about photography. I suppose this is consistent with a life spent both practicing and teaching the thing. Since the idea lingers, I should probably do it…now. To that end, I’ll be making a series of posts that are largely textual. The photos will continue to come but recent events have inclined me to some mental exercise. My topics are likely to ramble but the essential question will be one that has lingered in the background of my life since the day I took up the lens to express myself: Is Photography Art? This question is long since resolved in my mind but, as I have recently rediscovered, other minds have come to other conclusions. I don’t expect to change the thinking of any true disbelievers but it might be interesting to address the issues they raise. My father would have called this “contemplating the obvious”. Forty years of involvement in the medium are the only credentials I will claim.

The situation naturally begs (at least) two questions: What is art and…What is photography? Much has been written about the former and much less about the latter. My motive is to consider photography but this will inevitably lead to an examination of art and some synthesis. These are the musings of one mind writing with an awareness of Socratic uncertainty: The only thing of which I am certain is that there is nothing of which I am certain. Neither am I certain that anyone will care. With this in mind, it seems to me that a couple of critical definitions are in order at the outset. Click the question for my opening shot.

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...Charming town with a biblical name in the center of notably biblical landscape. Here are a few odds and ends from a marvelous trip.


Partner

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At other times, the color makes something happen. Here are a few from Arches.


Delicate Arch

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Sometimes it's the form and texture that are most interesting. With that in mind, here are a few from Arches and one from Fisher Towers.


Double Arch

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If you enjoy the diversity of landscape in wide open places, it's hard to beat the state of Utah. Here is the first of several posts...Canyonlands.


The Edge and Beyond

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These are the sort of day to day convergences of light and air that happen here. I am pleased that I have the brain to perceive them and a camera to acknowledge them.


North Truchas, Winter

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With apologies to Donald Rubinstein for the delay, here are a few from his marvelous show at the Real Deal. Donald was joined by Sharon Gilchrist on mandolin. Thanks again to Vince and Sarah for these outstanding shows.



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For those of you that prefer a tangible object, go to blurb.com and search the bookstore for desertlens. There are 60+ images in the book, most of which have been posted here. Thanks for looking.



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These forms always remind me of the brevity of human life. They also carry a great deal of visual interest. Much is happening with the rocks of New Mexico.


Tilted, Plaza Blanca, Near Abiquiu

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