What I Have to Say: Tyler Branch
Perspective. Now that’s a concept that’s talked about a lot in photography. But what about your perspective outside of the camera? Forget about shutter speeds and f-stops for a moment. I’m talking...
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All of my life, I’ve had the same dream gnawing at the back of my brain. I’m standing at the peak of the summit, the world pressing into my feet, lifting me up, and I’m free — absolutely and fully free...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Paul Petch
Scratch that itch. My name is Paul Petch and I’m a recovering photoholic. I’ve had an itch that I cannot scratch for sometime, and it’s called photography. During my time as a hobbyist and then turning...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Phil Chester
I’ve never considered myself a writer or good with words (maybe that’s why I’m a photographer), or even someone worthy giving “advice,” so bear with me as I try and conjure something worth reading....
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Lydia Yeung
For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed giving. In primary school, my classmates’ mothers would compliment my mum on how kind I was. (To her dismay, it was due to me giving away the Sara Lee...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Andria Lindquist
They are out there. I have some female friends who are seriously kicking ass in their industry. They are winning awards, setting the bar high, working 12+ hour days, creating a business model that...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Hollis Bennett
One of the reasons that I fell into photography and have enjoyed some longevity with it is that it allows me to travel far and wide and get into all manner of interesting situations. I’ll catch flak...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Roger Ellsworth
Don’t ever ask me what I have to say. I’ll talk to you for hours on my usual optimistic views of life, love, work, and of course cameras and film development. But after writing three different versions...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Nirav Patel
I still remember my first vocal lesson and the conversation I had with the teacher. We talked a little bit about my goals and what I wanted to accomplish through the course. I said something along the...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Jess Cudzilo
About this time last year we were scrambling to get our “Holiday Giveaways” organized. It was our first year in business and we thought we had to do what majority of online, photography-related...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Pat Furey
Interesting people make interesting photographs. I’ve always believed that to become better at anything, the best way to do so is to become good at something else. Remember what it felt like when you...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Jessica Peterson
I had a difficult time narrowing down what I wanted to say in this post, but after a while one idea kept bubbling to the top: my love affair with light. I feel like understanding light is one of the...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Michele Anderson
My family and I were visiting a memorial in Washington, D.C. last fall when a bus full of tween-aged school children unloaded near us. As they stepped off the bus, I could barely make out their little...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Jose Villa
I’m often asked for advice on how I got to where I am, but thinking back to my own early days of shooting, I don’t wish that anyone had told me anything. I lived and learned through the tough times- no...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Tracy Foster
When I founded ONA, the camera bag and accessories company that I launched nearly four years ago, I had no idea where the journey would take me. I was working at a school at the time, and I had just...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Josh & Meg Souder
Wow. We actually have so much to say that we don’t know where to begin! We’ll start with our story and our heart. We’ll start with our love for couples- a deep, true passion for psychology, body...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Jessica Cudzilo
We went to Tennessee again for the weekend. We’ve been making the drive down from Ohio quite a bit these days as we prepare for our big move this summer. We’ve moved enough times now that I know the...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Brian Morrow
I was in Jordan one night in a Beduin Camp near Wadi Rum, which is just weird enough of way to start a story. I had sort of traded the Jordanian board of tourism for a video portrait of what it would...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Jasmine Star
They shout from the proverbial sidelines, which usually means they’re tucked behind the glow of their computer screens. Oh, you know, who I’m referring to when I write they. They with too much time on...
View ArticleWhat I Have to Say: Angie Sloan
Hi, I am Angie and I have an addiction. Well, not have an addiction, but had an addiction. It’s not the kind of addiction you are thinking of, in fact, far from it. I’ve never tried alcohol, drugs, or...
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