Rants and Raves

Question: What's that yellow stain between your ankles and your artwork? Answer: Why, it's the sign of a full scale pissing match, of course. Today's players: Thomas Hawk (aka), and Jill Greenberg's hubby, Robert Green. Hold on there, cowperson; I hear you asking, "Who the heck is Jill Greenberg?" She's…

This is a belated rant - good for a beautiful spring Monday morning. As many of us may recall, Earth Day was recently celebrated. Sitting in my email inbox was a mailing from photographer Michael Fatali. I just had a chance to read his email. It was a drippy, hippee-speak…

For starters, Happy April. I spent the part of the weekend in the South Bay, where I was the featured presenter for an all day seminar hosted by the Yerba Buena Chapter of the Photographic Society of America. Thank you all for having me. It was great fun. The seminar…

Ok, it's Not MY photo. It's on someone else's blog. But then again, it's not even HIS photo. Maybe I should be asking what's wrong with this post, more than the photo. In 63 replies, no one has mentioned that he's using a very obviously copyrighted photo belonging to the…

File this rant under "You know that civilization is in deep trouble when..." A normal morning routine for me includes turning on the local news on here in the Bay Area. (KTVU) After grabbing some coffee and keeping an ear out for the weather, I usually start right in working.…

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