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If inspiration is what you’re looking for then the following 328 “Best Photos of 2013” entries should keep you busy for sometime. As with years past Best of Photos project entries there is some amazing new talent to discover. I continue to be amazed that this blog project attracts so many talented and passionate photographers. Participants spanned a spectrum of skill levels from hobbyists to profess

Over $1200 of Photography Education Resources for $89 This week there is a 5 day sale (4 days remain) of an amazing treasure trove of photography education material including over 12+ eBooks, 12 collections of Presets & Actions, 12 Videos/Courses and nearly a dozen discounts to a variety of photography services. If that weren’t enough 10% of every sale is going to a variety of charities. Start your week and

2013 was a busy year all around and as such I focused primarily on personal projects and family.  I took about half as many photos as last year, 36,000 photos to be specific ( 21,000 DLR and 15,000 iPhone). My timelapse projects carried over into 2013 from 2012 and again I selectively (more than normal) chose my DSLR photo subjects. If there is one nice thing about shooting timelapse it is that you quickly become a m

At the close of every year I like to take a look at the web metric trends on my web site via Google Analytics and forecast how I might need to adapt over the coming year(s). Yesterday I reviewed the trends of mobile web traffic and today I’ll dive into the larger trends of referring traffic from social media web sites. If you’re familiar with my past writing on social media trends and strategies you’

Instagram has been the source of a lot of debate and even the butt of jokes with in the photography community. I’ve written an article in Digital Photo Pro magazine discussing the potential Instagram offers to photographers of all levels.  Check out the article, Make Use of Instagram and I invite you to follow me on Instagram. Also if you’ve missed my other Digital Photo Pro articles you can find them here: Mov

This summer I took my 3 year old son to Big Sur for his first camping trip to show him the Milky Way. Remarkably he held on to this experience beyond expectation and he’s been talking about the Milky Way ever since. On top of that he’s really developed an interest in photography and cameras. I’m not sure how that happened, perhaps it is something in the water supply.  Fast forward to last week when

Last weekend I enjoyed one of my favorite locations and views atop the summit of Haleakalã on the island of Maui. This spot has one of the most fascinating views that is created when the sunsets, namely the amazingly long shadow of the 10,000+ peak of Haleakala that stretches across the Pacific Ocean. Every time I visit most people are facing the opposite direction to take in a glorious sunset, but I am always

Amazing how fast the year has passed, but now that we’re near the year-end it is again time to invite you to a tradition on the JMG-Galleries blog, the 7th annual best photos of the year blog project. This is by far my most popular blog project. Year over year this project has continued to increase in participation with last years participation hitting 300 participants (see Best Photos of 2012, Best Photos of 2