Jodi, Studio, Athens, Greece
Jodi jumped at the chance to do a shoot with me. The day of the shoot turned out to be mildly disastrous for both of us. I discovered that due to user stupidity, one of my flash heads was dead. …...
View ArticleJodi II, Studio, Athens, Greece
As promised, Dirty Harriet. Jodi warned me that she was much better at smiling than at not. And she has a great sense of humor about it. If this is a non-expression, I would be utterly terrified to...
View ArticleJenara, Studio, Athens, Greece
They go by their individual names – Jen & Barb. They will accept, with a strained smile, combinations such as Jenandbarb or Barbandjen. Their favorite is Jenara, though I keep trying to force...
View ArticleLeda, Studio, Athens, Greece
Zeus was so taken with Leda's beauty that he turned himself into a swan to seduce her. From their union came Helen, Clytemnestra, Pollux & Castor. Helen, of course, was so beautiful that after she...
View ArticleThe Heart Collector, Evans Creek, WA, USA
I like metal. Well, that's a bit of an understatement. My running music includes bands like Megadeth, Metallica, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Godsmack and more (it also includes lighter stuff like Zeppelin,...
View ArticleSammy, Shoestring Gorge, Kyrgyzstan
I had a red 4×4 Nissan Patrol turbo diesel that I loved. I loved it so much I named it after Sammy Hagar, who in the 80's you'll recall was known as The Red Rocker, because he always wore red …...
View ArticlePress Officer Still Life, Kandahar, Afghanistan
My friend Mireille (I'll tell you how to pronounce it later, give you a chance to work through it) and I were stuck at the military base at the Kandahar Airport. We got bumped from what would have been...
View ArticlePortrait of a Phobia, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
BH Neely for US Dept of State With this photo, I’m launching a new era in my blog – weekly themes, that are planned ahead, well-thought-out, and hopefully carry some sort of story arc. To put a period...
View ArticlePhotographer Profile: Laura McCarthy
I met Laura McCarthy a few years ago in Athens, Greece. She was a teenager with a passion for photography who was visiting her aunt, who worked with my wife. Her aunt knew that I both gave photography...
View ArticlePhotographer Profile: John Cornicello
Alright. The road trip through Central Europe is over. The Salzburg Half-Marathon is run (with a new PR!), and I’m ready to get back to my profiles. John Cornicello and I met a couple years ago through...
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