Profile: Ansel Adams

Artist, teacher, mentor, writer, musician, outdoorsman, preservationist, photographer. These are some words of many that describe the...

Organizing and Preserving Photograph Collections

Ari Wilkins offers step-by-step direction in organizing, preserving and cataloging photo collections for future generations, and...

Profile: Dorothea Lange

The work of Dorothea Lange demonstrates the versatile role of photography as both a medium for artistic expression and a means for social...

Profile: Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier, New York born yet of European sensibility, spent a notably private lifetime capturing urban mid-century American life in...

Profile: Ansel Adams

Artist, teacher, mentor, writer, musician, outdoorsman, preservationist, photographer. These are some words of many that describe the...

How old is my Hasselblad?

Determining the age of most Hasselblads is generally a more interesting process than with most camera brands. Where most cameras have a...

On Portrait Lenses

It seems these days so many different types of lenses are referred to as "portrait lenses", regardless of what they were originally meant...

The Past and Future of Photography

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. What is the past and present state of...

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Mark Sawyer

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