Ideas, Photographs and Field Notes

Writing about the practice of photography and the unpredictable pleasure of being out in the world with a camera.

Welcome to the Photo Educate Blog!

Welcome to the Photo Educate Blog!

We created Photo Educate to provide a platform to discover the best places to further your knowledge and craft as a photographer. Here you will find a supportive...

Healing Waters: Looking Back

Healing Waters: Looking Back

Healing Waters was my first book and resulted from an assignment that sparked my curiosity and brought me back over time. I find the book is the perfect...

Stop & Breathe...

Stop & Breathe...

We can all use some time to stop and reset, especially now. Who better than Deepak Chopra to help you center and recharge.

Orange Is The New Black by Saadia Mahmud

Orange Is The New Black by Saadia Mahmud

Gulf Photoplus’s annual photo festival was underway and even though I had missed a good portion of it, I was determined to participate in the last three days...

Ira Glass & A Volume Of Work

Ira Glass & A Volume Of Work

When I first heard these words I understood how profound and powerful they could be for any artist, including photographers. David Saxe was inspired too and he created...

The Personal Project

The Personal Project

Steve Simon talks about the power of the personal project to accelerate your progress as a photographer.

PASSION AN INCH WIDE, A MILE DEEP

PASSION AN INCH WIDE, A MILE DEEP

“Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors.”  W. Eugene Smith  Two boys. It was hard to take a bad picture of these...

The Moment

The Moment

Bullet Through apple, 1964. ©Dr. Harold Edgerton The idea of time is important to photography—not only the time you invest in shooting, but the duration of the shutter’s opening....

CLOSE THE GAP

CLOSE THE GAP

From my own experience as a photography educator and workshop leader, I have seen and heard this same scenario often—photographers describe their excitement for the photo shoot and...

Bob Dylan & Inspiration For Photographers

Bob Dylan & Inspiration For Photographers

Bob Dylan 1966 Photograph ©Jerry Schatzberg  It’s true that inspiration can come in many forms and strike at any time. These past few weeks have been anxious and...