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The past couple of weeks I’ve enjoyed the following articles, blog posts, podcasts and videos. I thought I’d pass them on to be enjoyed by those who check in to my blog regularly. Enjoy! Earth Hour This past Saturday was Earth Hour, an event to highlight the worldwide need to address global warming. Landmarks, city skylines, local communities and individuals dimmed non-essential lights or turned them out

First the scary… A photo morphing George Bush to Barak Obama. I think the middle photo is the scariest and you? original source BuzzFeed The photo to inspire… A 1474 megapixel photo of the U.S. Presidential Inauguration by photographer David Bergman. The photo can be zoomed into quite easily. He noted that Yo Yo Ma was taking a photo with his iPhone, but I spied Clarence Thomas sleeping through Obama̵

As part of my blog post series Lunar Impact, Get Ready for it!, my last post Perspective on the Moon, Perspective on Earth focused exclusively on visual perspective. One other aspect of perspective that comes to light in relation to the Apollo astronauts landing on the moon… temporal perspective. By stepping foot on the moon Neil Armstrong did something no other creature, let alone human, has done in modern tim

The stars have aligned and I have several articles and photographs featured in 3 different magazines including Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo Pro and Popular Photography. As you have time I invite you to check out the following articles: Rediscovering Classic Icons – Outdoor Photographer (December 2008) “Midnight Reflections” Photo Show Case – Outdoor Photographer (December 2008) Image Op

No this isn’t news of an asteroid or comet on an imminent path to hit the moon. A couple weeks back I watched two great programs on man’s exploration of the moon and since my mind has been a whirlwind of thought on a variety of subjects. As you’d imagine most centering around photography. Click to Enlarge The programs viewed were IMAX: Magnificent Desolation and In The Shadow of the Moon. I received

Election day is one of the most energized days of the year particularly when a U.S. President is being elected. As record crowds turn out and hype grows through out the day it’ll be very tempting for photographers to want to get out and document election day in their community. If you hear the call of the siren to do so be aware of the laws in your state. In California where I live there are very strict laws re

My wife has launched a new blog on the topic of Healthy Living aptly titled Into Healthy Living.  She is extremely passionate about the subject and after a little encouragement she decided to test the waters blogging.  She’s new to blogging and could benefit from feedback and encouragement.  Take a look… her most recent post 7 Steps To Staying Healthy When Traveling is a great read. If you’re

Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Altered photos are nothing new (see Photo Tampering Throughout History via Dartmouth College), but only in the past 4 years have altered photos become a tool used to influence prospective voters in US elections. In 2004 Jane Fonda was inserted into a Ken Light photo forever associating John Kerry to her and tarnishing his anti-Vietnam war protest record. Not only are such manipulatio