Category Archives: documentary

Street Photography Advice

A curious bit of street photography advice flipped past me on Instagram recently: To make your street photography better, pretend you’re shooting video. I found this curious and spent just enough time with the post to discover that what they … Continue reading

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Attending Fest – New Directors New Films Festival

Just a heads-up on up-coming activities. I’m attending the Fest – New Director New Films Festival in Espinho, Portugal that begins on 19 June. I do not have a film entered. I’m attending as an interested film industry pro. In … Continue reading

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Time Marches On

June is going to be a busy month. Summer is going to be a busy season. All in a good way 🙂 I continue working on the new Eyewitness website. See my previous post for details. Following the disastrous hack … Continue reading

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Code of Ethics Step One: Define Who It’s For

The headline of this post is rather pointed and confident. That’s because I taught media ethics at Missouri State University for 18 years and have my way of thinking about these things. But… A code of ethics is a guide … Continue reading

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Documenting Public Expressions Known as Street Art

When I was first becoming interested in photography at about the age of 15, I happened upon a book of documentary photography. The Family of Man fascinated me. I was coming to photography from drawing and painting. My earliest career … Continue reading

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