Journal
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Small Town Street Photography: Silverton, Oregon
This is one of those moments that presented itself as I was meandering through the historic town. This husband and wife are sitting in a laundromat and I shot two images. I initially previsualized this as a black and white image the moment I released the shutter but as I looked at the color version,…
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The barista & the customer
When framing and a decisive moment intersect. The lighting, the framing and the conversion to black and white seem to just all work. I was waiting to order coffee at Archive Coffee & Bar in Salem, Oregon and shooting with my recently acquired Olympus Pen-f cameras. My go to lenses for documentary and street photography…
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Archive Coffee #2
The continued exploration with my Olympus Pen-f cameras of everyday life. While waiting for my coffee order at Archive Coffee & Bar in Salem, Oregon, I looked to my right and saw this image. Having my Olympus mZuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens attached, I snapped several variations of this image, but this one stood out the…
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Archive Coffee
Middle of 2019 I acquired a pair of Olympus Pen-f bodies and was in Salem, Oregon where I stopped by Archive Coffee & Bar for some quality coffee while out shooting some streetphotography. This moment happened as I was taking a sip and fortunately had my camera turned on with the mzuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens attached. I was able to quietly snap…
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Pen-F Diary – A new start to my blog
I have been shooting with Olympus mirrorless cameras now going on 4 years and in that time, my creative eye has been revitalized. In the summer of 2019 I upgraded to a trio of Olympus Pen-f camera bodies along with my brace of the amazingly compact and sharp mZuiko Premium Prime lenses. These cameras and…
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Podcast: The Visual Storyteller – A Philosophical Rant
The Visual Storyteller podcast discusses the inspiration and philosophical perspective of being a documentary photographer and why today’s photographers should look to the masters of the genre’ for inspiration.
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The Visual Storyteller Podcast Episode One – Welcome
So here I go dipping my toe into the waters of podcasting. The premise? A podcast dedicated to documenting the human experience of local communities and families from a visual storytelling perspective. I’m a visual storyteller, but the ability to impart information in other mediums has a place for visual content creators like myself. So…
