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November marked the 1 year anniversary of EXIF and Beyond. To commemorate the occasion a short “State of the Podcast” was put together to say, “Thanks!” Download the latest episode: State of the Podcast For the non-iTune listeners a streaming version of this podcast can be accessed here. Thank you for listening. Please feel free to leave comments and feedback. [tags]EXIF and Beyond, podcast, photography, stat

The results from the “In Your Own Backyard” Photography Blog Project are in and the turn out for such a short time frame was great. Thanks to all that entered. Since initiating the project on November 9th I’ve discovered and rediscovered some great photographers. Getting a chance to virtually meet fellow photographers and learn a little more about where they live has been an honor. To those that submitted thank

The eleventh episode of EXIF and Beyond, a video podcast, has been released. Photographing Yosemite National Park in the winter is discussed. Learn more about this amazing area and tips to capture great winter landscape photos of Yosemite valley. Download the latest episode: Yosemite Winter Photos For the non-iTune listeners a streaming version of this podcast can be accessed here. Thank you for listening. Please fee

On July 17th I wrote “Two Coyotes Killed In Golden Gate Park, San Francisco – Why Care?” and since that time I’ve been working hard to connect with someone at the California State Department of Fish and Game to discuss the policies that shape these types of wildlife management decisions. Well after nearly two months I was finally able to talk with someone about the matter after persisting thro

Every so often I enjoy visiting the ruins of Sutro Baths here in San Francisco. It’s a fascinating place with an even more interesting history. Unlike other areas of San Francisco I don’t see many photographs of this area and until now it’s been a bit of my secret haunting ground. Below is a photograph I took a couple years ago at sunset. When I first put this photo out for feedback I didn’t g

Reported today (July 16th): “Two coyotes shot to death in Golden Gate Park” – SF Gate Why should you care? Why do I care? For those that don’t live in the area a little background… the coyotes in Golden Gate Park are something new. Coyotes have recently repopulated portions of San Francisco after decades of absence. It was a huge mystery how coyotes made it back into such a densely popul

Something new has made its way to JMG-Galleries As of today the layout to JMG-Galleries has been updated to randomly load and highlight select photographs in (3) three movies spanning landscape photography, nature photography and cityscape photography. In the future I’ll be further enhancing and optimizing these movies so they display quickly and with the highest quality possible. If you have a chance take a lo

What is it about photography that makes it such a powerful medium? Clearly the technological innovation of capturing images has inspired and found numerous commercial applications since it’s invention. What is the X-Factor that has embedded photography into almost every culture across the globe? Taking a second to reread this last question it’s amazing to think of the global impact of photography as an in