As we enter a very different, 2020 version of Halloween upcoming, I hark back to Halloween pictures past with the blog below. Fun memories and an amazing shoot day. And, teasing this, as we are about to launch Chapter Three of The Pointe Shoe Mysteries on Adorama TV. A Halloween edition! What dastardly deed might …

Massachusetts is one of the smallest, but most densely populated, states, with a population of nearly 6.9 million. From the Berkshires through the Pioneer Valley to Boston, out to Cape Cod and the Islands, here are a few glimpses of the landscape of Massachusetts, and some of the wildlife and people calling it home. This …

Female in Focus 2020 is exhibiting at El Barrio’s Artspace, New York, between 2-21 November 2020. View the full list of winning images here. From 1854 Media and British Journal of Photography, the Female in Focus award was conceived in response to staggering gender imbalance in photography. An open call to female-identifying photographers around the …

Little Red Riding Hood is one of the best-known fairy tales of all time. Its most famous iteration was written by French author Charles Perrault in 1697, but few people know the original story. The narrative can be traced back to European folk tales from the 10th century, which was then passed on through generations …

The top-scoring panoramic photos entered in the eleventh Epson International Pano Awards have just been announced. The contest is meant to showcase the best work of panoramic photographers around the world. Organizers reported that they received 5,859 entries from 1,452 photographers in 96 countries this year, competing for the top spots in five categories, for …

My career has revolved around  adventure sports photography for 30 years. I’ve photographed everything from sea kayaking in the Florida Keys to mountaineering on Denali. I’ve learned some helpful photography techniques while guiding and photographing these adventure sports and gotten a lot of bumps and bruises along the way. Canoeing in Glacier National Park on …

My career has revolved around  adventure sports photography for 30 years. I’ve photographed everything from sea kayaking in the Florida Keys to mountaineering on Denali. I’ve learned some helpful photography techniques while guiding and photographing these adventure sports and gotten a lot of bumps and bruises along the way. Canoeing in Glacier National Park on …

In part one of this series, I addressed front light and in part two, I wrote about backlight. In part three, I addressed both sidelight and soft light. Part four ends the series with dramatic light. Dramatic Light: The Cutting Edge Front, back, side and soft light all have their pluses and minuses. Learning how …

British Museum, LondonIndigenous art, ornate tools and captivating photography bring the past and threatened present of a rich region alive There is a vision, in this magnificent show, of the strange hinterland where Arctic ice melts into the snow-covered ocean. There is no obvious distinction, indeed the water’s edge is all but invisible. What you …