I'm extremely proud and honored to have been interviewed on "Latinos Behind the Lens", a new website promoting hispanic photographers and artists. While I have never really thought of myself as a "latino" photographer, I am proud of my heritage and more than happy to help others regardless of their cultural or racial background. While I was born and raised in NYC,…
One of the major benefits I get in teaching Beyond the Lens Photo Workshops is meeting really wonderful people and learning about how they are achieving success in their own photography. Knowing that the knowledge I've shared has added some value to their work is tremendously rewarding, not to mention what I learn in return. Adding to my growing list…
World renowned aerial photographer Yanns Arthus-Bertrand produced a one and a half hour film last year titled the Home Project, and I finally got around to watching it a few nights ago. I may be late with this, but I thought it was worth mentioning in case you have not heard or seen this documentary. It is a masterpiece of…
I recently wrote an article here titled Lessons of Editing about the process of separating your good images from your great ones. Since then, I've continued to work on my own workflow and the methods by which I try and determine which images are special. Charles Cramer is one of my favorite photographers on many levels. He is a former…
I'm reading and thoroughly enjoying a new book by acclaimed landscape photographer David Ward called "Landscape Beyond: A Journey into Photography". Very well written and full of amazing images, my copy is now full of my own notes and highlights. One in particular will become a part of my workshop lectures: "One of the most useful things anyone has ever…