Here is one of my recent photos that just got selected by a juried panel for publication. This was taken in the Indian Ocean, Maldives. There was an amazing fish count in this cavern and the model struck the right pose at just the right moment. Take the most famous photographers as well as many [...]

Alan Ross, artist, educator and master printer, has earned an international reputation as a specialist in the art of black-and-white photography. As Ansel Adams’ photographic assistant from 1974 to 1979 in Carmel, Ross was integrally involved with Adams’ books, teaching in Yosemite and production of fine prints. Ross presented a personal view of the master, [...]

I spent this past week in Las Vegas for WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Professionals International). For all you non-photographers out there, WPPI is THE convention to go to every year, where photographers and vendors come together to learn from the best in the industry, browse the latest trends and research products on the trade show [...]

Paisano Publications has 11 subscription biker mags, the biggest one of the bunch of course is Easyriders.  They featured some of my Laughlin River Run work in March and as luck would have it the next rally is coming up again in April, hope to see you there.

The dealership featured free food and drinks, museum tours with Buddy, pool tournament, and sales in general merchandise and parts. You could enter your motorcycle in 5 judged categories: Best Bagger, Best Import, Best pre-1983 Vintage, Best MMI Student Bike and Best Custom.  Many entered their classic car for Best of Show. The winner of [...]

I spent the day with 200 hundred of my closed friends and with one of Canon’s Explorer of Light, Jennifer Wu.  Her talk was hosted by the The Digital Imaging Group (DIG) as part of a series of annual seminars featuring well known and accomplished photographers/digital imaging experts.  Following George Lepp (2007), Arthur Morris (2008) [...]

I have not taken a formal class in photography so I always jump at the chance to hear other photographer speak and show off their portfolios.  Their personal approaches, experiences, practices and results fascinate me.  Their travels captivate. Through Each Others Eyes (TEOE) had such a seminar yesterday in Scottsdale.   Their goal is to [...]

We Were There In 2009 If a picture is worth a thousand words then we could have written a novel last year. We put a few miles on our bikes and our cameras were almost as busy as our keyboards. Throughout the year you found Quick Throttle staff in just about every state and a [...]

Image gallery link HERE Professional Photographers of America (PPA), an international nonprofit association for professional photographers, exists to assist its 22,000 members in achieving their professional, artistic, and fraternal goals; promote public awareness of the profession; and to advance the making of images in all of its disciplines as an art, a science and a [...]

Shutterbugs meetings are on the first Wednesday of the month, N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ at 7:00pm. The Elks Lodge has a Wednesday night Steak Cookout starting at 5:30 pm and we are invited to join in.  Cost: $9.  Come early and join us before the meeting at 7 pm.. All members are encouraged to [...]

Cara featured many of my underwater images in the making of this slideshow YouTube movie. She says “I love to interpret music through videos, and all of my videos start with a song that I want find a visual expression for. I use a MacBook and either iMovie or Final Cut for all my videos.”

Photographing art can be tricky, just getting the correct white balance is enough to pull your hair out. This is the Elizabeth Cheche Collection that I have been photographing for years, HERE. And a video interview of her career HERE. And a slide show uploaded to YouTube: