Last week was the “LOVE” opening reception. What a night it was. Had a fabulous time! For starters, I wound up chatting with the wonderful and talented Kelli Montgomery of Austin Visual Arts Association (AVAA)…
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It’s Valentine’s Day weekend here, but actually time to give your work some love. Here are some great opportunities for you: Dakota Art Pastels has a contest open for those who work in pastel. It…
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Don’t forget, tonight is the opening reception of, “For the LOVE of Art,” over at Austin ArtSpace Gallery: Austin Art Space Northcross Center (behind Northcross Mall) 7739 Northcross Drive, Suite Q Austin, TX 78757 Gallery…
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Recently, I’ve started a book project and I have to admit it’s made me change the way I shoot a little bit. Perhaps, more important than changing the way I shoot, it’s changing the way…
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It’s time to look back and take stock of the crop of images for the year. Here is my selection for 2019: Details for each image: 1. “Boat Quay,” shot in the town of Kurashiki,…
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Back from Japan and ready to share some of the things I learned while away. Still can’t really believe I went to Japan. Before my trip, I really didn’t know what to think about Japan.…
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It’s winter in many places now and who doesn’t love a good bowl of soup? Here’s some ramen to go along with your opportunities for the weekend: Round Rock Arts has a call for (re)Imagine…
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Notes from the road contains tonight’s first edit. As part of our travels, we have to prep sample images and be prepared to talk about them. These are mine. I am pulling together eight images…
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It rained today in Kyoto. Reading this, you might be thinking, “oh no, not that,” but, actually, in many ways we were blessed by the rain. Now, if you’ve never gone shooting in the rain,…
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Today was a wonderful, sunny day here in Kyoto. It was really quite pleasant as we made our way around town. We opted to set out walking and then cab it back to hotel once…
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Playing around with the camera on the iPhone 11, this one is actually taken from some foreign currency. Speaking of foreign currency, I must confess I have a serious yen for some ramen noodles, maybe…
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Recently, I was tasked with pulling together “eight images from home.” While this might seem like an easy task, I’m here to tell you, it’s no easy pickings. For starters, lately anyway, a lot of…
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It’s holiday season so time for me to launch some prints. Every year I launch some new work as part of “Black Friday” and the holiday season. These two are from my garden series, tentatively…
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Going a bit abstract for this week’s Opportunity Weekend, this one from a recent photo walk around downtown Austin. Don’t worry, your opportunities for this week are anything but abstract. Here are some “real” opportunities…
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“Oh, you don’t know, the shape I’m in.” I think there’s a song that goes something like that. Never mind about shapes, as it’s time for opportunities, and there are some happy opportunities for you…
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It’s Daylight Savings Time here which means you get an extra hour of opportunities. Here they are: You can get a free entry into the Blank Wall Gallery “Cityscape” themed exhibition in Athens, Greece. Photographers…
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So, I’ve returned from a recent trip to Seattle and decided to take the plunge. I ordered a new iPhone 11 Pro to replace my old, trusty iPhone SE, which had seen better days. The…
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You know I love these kind of shots. This is Seattle from what is I think the back of a cab (or maybe out a window.) OK, so enough abstraction for you, here are some…
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I’m back from Seattle and ready to get you a new batch of opportunities. Here are your opportunities for this week: The 19th annual “High and Dry” is now open for submissions. This is a…
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A slightly different take on China for tonight’s “Opportunity Weekend.” Here are some opportunities for you this week: ICOSA has a call for entry for their “Open Space.” This is open to 2D and 3D…
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