Ithaka Bound

Shout out to Bruce Barnbaum

To end FOTO Week with a bang, I thought I’d tell you about one of America’s greatest photographers, Bruce Barnbaum. Bruce’s breath-taking black and white landscape photography takes up where Ansel Adams left off and soars in brilliant new directions.
I met Bruce when I took a workshop he was offering at his home in the [...]

Coveting Paul Nicklen’s Life

I’ve always thought of myself as an adventure seeker, but after hearing photographer Paul Nicklen speak at National Geographic last night, I’m beginning to realize that I haven’t aimed nearly high enough.

Nicklen spoke about growing up with the Inuit in the far reaches of the northern Canadian tundra and how he spent every moment he [...]

FOTO Week DC

If you’re in DC this week, make sure to stop by some of the galleries, museums, and exhibit spaces taking part in FOTO Week DC.  The whole gamut of photographic styles is represented, from abstract to photojournalism, and you’re sure to find something that interests you.

FOTO Week Central has an especially moving exhibit on Iraq, [...]