Feel the Heat
February 9th, 2021
On a day when it is freezing in Ohio and we are digging out from a snowfall last night, it seems like a good time to look back at a shoot in the Bisti Wilderness in New Mexico. It was summer. It was hot. I mean it was really, really hot. We’d go out to shoot first thing in the morning as soon as the sun was up. In just a couple hours it would be too hot to keep going and we’d call it a day. In the photo above you can see my two wonderful models taking a break and hiding from the furnace-like sun. Thanks for your willingness to deal with those conditions, Kahlan and Areia.
The photo above gives you an idea of what a vast desolate area this wilderness is.
We tried to stay in the shade because the sun was like a blast furnace.
Despite the conditions, the ladies stuck it out and did a great job. Thanks again.
More to come from this shoot.
Dirty Pictures
February 8th, 2021
Now that the website is up and running again I guess it’s time to start posting here on the blog again and try to catch up. In some ways it’s good that I’m more than a year behind on posting because it has been more than a year since my last photo shoot. So, if I weren’t behind, I’d have nothing new to post.
So, here are some photos of Ayn at a local lake.
As you can see, Ayn got just a little dirty during this shoot.
It looks pretty messy, but I think she actually had a good time.
Thanks, Ayn, for a great, fun shoot.
Upcoming Gallery Show
February 5th, 2021
I have two photographs in the upcoming show, The Photographic Nude, at Lightbox Photographic Gallery in Astoria, Oregon.
This is a show that’s somewhat difficult to get into, so I’m very pleased that they chose two of my entries for the show. The photo above features contortionist model Cheryl Birch.
The second photo, below, is of model and internet personality Wonderhussy.
Curiously, both photos happen to have been taken, at different times, at the same location in a red rock area outside Las Vegas near Lake Mead. Wonderhussy took me to this spot when I did a shoot with her. It seemed like a good place to work with Cheryl when I was working on contortion photos later on.
I had planned that the next time I had work in this great nude show I would fly out to Astoria for the opening. The virus is making that impossible this year. Maybe next time.
Also of note, my website is back in operation after it was hacked. Things seem to be working again and I’m going to try to get back to making blog posts. There are lots of new things in the galleries, so you might want to use the navigation links at the top of the page to check out my portfolio.
Virtual Gallery Show
September 16th, 2020
My photo above was accepted by the Zanesville Museum of Art for their annual juried show this year. Only 75 art works were selected for this show out of 471 entries. Unfortunately, there will be no physical show in their beautiful gallery this year because of the plague. But there will be a virtual gallery.
The online exhibit will open on October 22 and will run until January 8. There will be a virtual opening for the exhibit on October 22. You can register to attend the virtual opening here.
And, in case you hadn’t noticed, this site was down for a while. Not sure if it was hacked or there was just some kind of software glitch. I have a good guy working on fixing things now and we seem to be somewhat back to normal. If you happen to want to look through the galleries, you’ll find they are still not working right. The buttons to move to the next pages in the galleries are not working. But, if you click on one photo and continue clicking through the slide show you’ll be able to view all the photos in each gallery. A new site design is in the works.
The Magazine
September 7th, 2020
A friend of my good friend, Dave Rudin, sent him a photo of the page in French PHOTO magazine where both of our photos are published. That’s it above with my photo in the lower left and Dave R’s photo on the right, second from the top. It’s nice to be in the magazine and nice to share the page with a good friend.
Here’s the cover of this issue of the magazine below.
Another French PHOTO Win
September 4th, 2020
It’s been quite a delay, but today I learned that French PHOTO magazine has finally published the winners of their annual contest on their web site. So now I know which of my photos was a winner this year. That’s it above, featuring the wonderful model, Nevaehlleh out in the wilderness of South Coyote Buttes in northern Arizona.
I still don’t have a copy of the magazine, but hope to find one eventually, if they ever get distributed in the US. Meanwhile, here is the link to my photo on the magazine’s web site.
Ayn at the Waterfall
September 4th, 2020
Ayn and I went to a favorite location near where I grew up, Blackhand Gorge.
A lot of people don’t even know that there’s a waterfall hidden in this beautiful place.
The waterfall is a little seasonal, but I’ve never visited it when it was totally dry. Always seems to be a little water flowing.
It was warm enough that Ayn was willing to get into the falling water. It’s always nice to work with an adventurous model who is willing to try things.
One of the many things about Blackhand Gorge that make it special is the history of the place. Clarence H. White, Sr. photographed here many times and some of his best known photos were taken in Blackhand Gorge more than a century ago.
I think this last one is my favorite. Second favorite is the first one in this post. What do you think?
2257 and 2257A Declared Unconstitutioinal
September 1st, 2020
As you may know I am one of the named plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to have the laws known as 2257 and 2257A declared unconstitutional.
I received word today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has declared those laws to be unconstitutional under the First Amendment. The enforcement provisions of the laws had already been determined to violate the Fourth Amendment in an earlier decision.
It’s been 11 years since we first filed this suit. It has been a long road, but at last we have won a major victory for freedom of speech.
In the Woods With Ayn
September 1st, 2020
A few photos of the wonderful Ayn Kaethchen from a while back when we worked in a local park a few miles from my home.
I frequently shoot in this park, but on this day we explored some new areas and found a few good spots that I hadn’t photographed before.
Ayn did her usual great job of fitting her figure into the environment to make the kind of photos I am interested in.
Thank you Ayn for all the great work you’ve done with me.
Ancient Instants
August 29th, 2020
A camera is a time machine. I was going through a box of old photos and came across these instant photos that I shot with a Polaroid camera on SX-70 film sometime around 1977.
They’ve held up pretty well after all these years.
Lots of memories attached to these. I thought about sharing the memories, but have decided to just let you see what stories they might evoke for you.
People and places from a distant past.
Some of these people are still in my life. Some are long absent. Some are entwined inextricably with who I am today.
And some things never change, but that’s no reason to not take a photo when you see their beauty.
Long live the frozen instants.
