Olympus Has Fallen

Earlier this week, Olympus announced that they are getting out of the business of making cameras. As I heard the news, my first thought was that Dan Burkholder uses mostly Olympus (when he’s not shooting…

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Japan: A Visual Haiku, Part II

  I started writing Haiku somewhere along my journey. Upon my return, I kept up the practice. It’s a meditative form of thinking, minimal, uncomplicated, glorious yet not celebrated. In many ways, it’s like Japan…

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We’re Not Leaving on a Jet Plane

There’s an old song that goes, “I’m leaving on a jet plane/don’t know when I’ll be back again.” I guess, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA,) none of us are living the song…

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Wake Up or is Everything Really Zen?

An interesting thing happened after I posted my latest movie (actually interview) over at TheAppWhisperer.com. It seems that most of the feedback I have received has all said the same thing. “It’s so relaxing!” Everybody…

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It’s the Same, Only Different

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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