• Photography

    Quest To Create Iconic Photography

    October 23, 2014 / No Comments

    I have always felt a strong desire, a compulsion, a quest to create iconic photography.  A recent visit to an art gallery, I viewed an exhibit of Dorothea Lange’s iconic photography, which only served to fuel my desire. I have spent the majority of my time searching for that one epic photograph, and although I have come close, I still have not yet found what I am searching for, although I have a very good concept of what I wish to capture, if I could only capture it. Iconic photography by its very nature captures our attention.  It captivates us.  It commanders our attention and will not let go. As…

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  • Writing

    I Haven’t Gotten It All Figured Out Just Yet

    October 20, 2014 / 4 Comments

    I noticed a Facebook update recently from a childhood friend, who has recently decided to go back to college to pursue a degree in Psychology.  It must be convenient to have ones life planned out just like the plot of a paperback novel.  In life, I have not been so lucky; I haven’t gotten it all figured out just yet. At age 16, I was convinced that the first girl I had feelings for would be my wife, and we would have a relationship the likes of which would be comparable to a fairy tale novel.  By age 18, I was certain that I would graduate college with a degree…

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  • Writing

    One Man’s 600 Mile Walk For Justice

    October 8, 2014 / 1 Comment

    One Man’s 600 Mile Walk For Justice New York State An Albany County man from East Berne, New York, Is giving a voice to the state and the country to get his message heard.  He is walking across the State of New York on a 600 mile walk for justice. Beginning in Buffalo, and ending in Montauk, Long Island. Tom is no stranger to his civil rights, and has walked for many other causes. 62 year old Tom Cavanagh, an advocate for the civil rights of the disabled, embarked on his journey on Monday, September 22, 2014.  Tom quit his job, and moved out of his home, and planned well…

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  • Other Stuff

    Museum Notes: Dorothea Lange’s America

    October 7, 2014 / 1 Comment

    Dorothea Lange – May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965 Dorothea Lange’s America Photographs, by order of appearance: Hands, Maynard And Dan Dixon, 1930 White Angel Breadline, 1933 Workers Unite, 1934 Mended Stockings, 1934 Unemployed Men, 1934 Filipinos Cutting Lettuce, 1935 Girl With Mattress Springs, 1935 In The Southwest, 1935 Out Of Rear Window Tenement Dwelling Of Mr. And Mrs. Jacob Solomon, 133 Avenue D, New York City, 1936 Unemployed Men On Howard Street, 1937 Abandoned Tenant Cabin, 1937 Five Tenant Farmers Without Farms, 1937 Death In The Doorway, 1938 Rural Rehabilitation Client, 1938 Funeral Cortege, 1938 Migrant Mother, 1936 Rural Landscape With Grapes Of Wrath Billboard, 1940 Woman In…

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  • Writing

    I Need Serenity

    October 6, 2014 / 14 Comments

    I need just one thing when I’m creating; I need serenity. Thomas W.P. Slatin Before I explain my need for serenity, let’s go back a few years, shall we?  I was born and raised in New York City, then for whatever reason, my parents sent me to college in West Virginia.  I sought refuge from the very different culture and very backwards thinking of those who also attended the university at the time by spending most of my time outside of class in my dormitory room. Knowing that I need serenity to get work done, to study, and to concentrate, I elected to live in a dormitory with a 24-hour…

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