Dan Jurak

Dan Jurak

I love the work of other photographers and the internet has opened a whole world of talent and technique to all of us. Looking at what others are doing excites me and fires my imagination. I am constantly getting the “I want to do that” feeling! I write about the work...
Forest Solitude

Forest Solitude

My earliest memories of life were here on the West Coast of Canada. That was in the 40’s and early 50’s when Vancouver was a small place and Langley, where I have my first memories, was little more than a few stores and to walk out of town took two...
Inspiration

Inspiration

noun in·spi·ra·tion ˌin(t)-spə-ˈrā-shən, -(ˌ)spi- : something that makes someone want to do something or that gives someone an idea about what to do or create : a force or influence that inspires someone In one of the many e-mail newsletters I get, usually crafted to...
Peter Lik

Peter Lik

Peter Lik is a photographer’s photographer. I’ve been in his galleries in Lahaina, in Honolulu, and in Las Vegas and I love them. He has other galleries and a list of them is on his website. According to his bio he is an Australian who, like me, was given a...
But is it Photography?

But is it Photography?

So here is the question this week: is it photography? Well, maybe I should back up a bit. This past week I received an e-mail ad for a new Topaz plugin called Impression. The blurb said that it could turn photographs into art. Well, I am skeptical of these claims....

New Year 2015

A new year is like a blank sheet of paper: wonderful to hold and daunting when you consider its possibilities. I remember buying my school supplies with my mother and I loved to get home and put all that new blue lined three ring punched paper into my shiny...