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I am a worker, photographer, and writer.

My photo style is the art of photojournalism, and I also photograph nature with much the same approach.

I try to show life, or tell a story, as it is by connecting with the subjects, or the impressions they have left behind as photograph-able artifacts. There is much empathy in nature, and the beauty of nature, technically speaking aesthetics, tells us that there is love in its creation, and definitely in its animals. My best animal subjects have been birds, and I have a significant beaver project. I am working to create an catalog of animal pictures especially within society's environments, or its artifacts.

Photojournalism, like journalism, has to be real, and not made up. What people expect from it is as artistic as fantasy art because they can use it to insert themselves into the environment that it portrays just as easily as they can insert themselves into a fantasy.

Occasionally the photojournalist has to step away from what is comfortable (and sell-able) and make a critical statements, and often the statement needs to be harsh, as there is some exceedingly harsh activity in the world today.

OpEdNews Member for 51 week(s) and 4 day(s)

7 Articles, 0 Quick Links, 108 Comments, 27 Diaries, 0 Polls

108 comments


Monday, November 23, 2009 at 11:50:59 AM

Article: "Defiance with Daniel Craig: Good movie that opens a BIG can "

I got this email:


Monday, November 23, 2009 at 10:31:18 AM

Article: "Defiance with Daniel Craig: Good movie that opens a BIG can"

Good question:


Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 11:07:13 AM

Article: "Defiance with Daniel Craig: Good movie that opens a BIG can "

Painted Bird by Kosinski


Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 10:56:12 AM

Article: "Defiance with Daniel Craig: Good movie that opens a BIG can"

Google is wrong !!


Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 10:55:08 AM

Article: "Defiance with Daniel Craig: Good movie that opens a BIG can"

Did you get an advance copy?


Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 10:52:55 AM

Article: "Defiance with Daniel Craig: Good movie that opens a BIG can"

Thanks G-Lloyd


Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:54:11 PM

Diary: "My Tea Party Reaction: Legalize homecide"

Forget it


Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12:44:54 PM

Diary: "My Tea Party Reaction: Legalize homicide"

Thanks for the speeling correction -- my weak point.


Friday, September 25, 2009 at 10:47:50 AM

Diary: "Hacker Search!"

Another thought on the topic


Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 12:27:07 PM

Diary: "Hacker Search!"

Advice for OEN


Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 10:47:08 AM

Article: "Ralph Nader: Only the Super Rich Can Save Us!"

true colors


Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 8:24:03 AM

Article: "LANDMARK DECISION PROMISES MASSIVE RELIEF FOR HOMEOWNERS AND"

Reality check


Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 5:41:59 PM

Diary: "Grass Roots Revolution"

Nice article


Monday, July 20, 2009 at 3:23:40 PM

Article: "Americans Kill, so What is the Kindest Way to Kill?"

I am being fascetious !!


Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 11:00:28 AM

Diary: "Americans kill, so what is the kindest way to kill?"

Thanks for the support, Rafe


Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 10:36:22 AM

Diary: "Americans kill, so what is the kindest way to kill?"

Just to make sure...


Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 10:24:27 AM

Diary: "Americans kill, so what is the kindest way to kill?"

Good and Bad


Friday, July 17, 2009 at 9:10:07 PM

Diary: "Americans kill, so what is the kindest way to kill?"

I took a look...


Friday, May 29, 2009 at 5:35:51 PM

Diary: "Hyper-DE-flation makes sense"

thanks


Friday, May 22, 2009 at 6:58:41 PM

Article: "The Weimar Hyperinflation: Time to get out the wheelbarrows?"

Remember where it all went...


Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 9:55:35 AM

Article: "Lies of the Times: Obama needs to fufill his promise"

Thank you for reading this


Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 10:27:32 AM

Article: "Is there an upside to the capsizing economy?"

PeTA runs the highest ratio kill shelter in America


Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 6:07:09 PM

Diary: "Israeli posturing?"

Y chromasone ??


Friday, March 20, 2009 at 10:28:12 AM

Diary: "Skin heads, White Aryan Resistance, and OEN"

Dang, I forgot to mention...


Friday, March 20, 2009 at 9:55:55 AM

Diary: "Skin heads, White Aryan Resistance, and OEN"

Yep, 20 year old news, that's what we get from old Liberals


Monday, March 9, 2009 at 11:34:44 PM

Article: "LaVena Johnson: Raped and Murdered on a Military Base in Ira"

Military revolution


Monday, March 2, 2009 at 5:31:20 PM

Article: "Attending CPAC; A Visit To the Belly of the Beast"

You are absolutely right..


Monday, March 2, 2009 at 3:33:18 PM

Article: "Attending CPAC; A Visit To the Belly of the Beast"

What reforms are those?


Monday, February 23, 2009 at 9:01:22 AM

Article: "MONETIZE THIS! RESOLVING A SPIRALING PUBLIC DEBT CRISIS"

Hi Ellen


Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 10:27:30 AM

Article: "US Spying: Main Core, PROMIS, and the Shadow Government (Pt"

True: Iran/Contra set the stage


Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 10:22:53 AM

Article: "US Spying: Main Core, PROMIS, and the Shadow Government (Pt"

Lights on, nobody home...


Monday, February 2, 2009 at 5:19:59 PM

Article: "US Spying: Main Core, PROMIS, and the Shadow Government (Pt"

Yah know...


Monday, February 2, 2009 at 4:36:44 PM

Article: "US Spying: Main Core, PROMIS, and the Shadow Government (Pt"

That's not Metadata


Friday, January 30, 2009 at 9:10:33 AM

Quicklink: "Bush's Saddam-Qaeda Conspiracy Theorist Resurfaces Writing I"

Dang, thats good


Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 9:24:16 AM

Article: "Iceland to Install Lesbian Prime Minister Amid Financial Col"

Iceland hunts whales


Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 5:13:44 PM

Article: "The Ugly Truth: America's Economy is Not Coming Back"

I am getting that sense of frustration again...


Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:11:51 AM

Diary: "The End of the Age of the Predator"

My response to Llyod (or GLloyd)


Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:10:50 AM

Diary: "The End of the Age of the Predator"

GLlodd sent me this criticism and response is below it


Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 9:59:14 AM

Diary: "Snark: The language of Losers"

But what is snark?


Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 8:58:01 PM

Diary: "The End of the Age of the Predator"

My cat


Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 4:12:29 PM

Diary: "ANARCHY IN PHILADELPHIA: defenestrator newspaper just releas"

PDF is a proprietory mark-up language


Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 2:52:39 PM

Article: "Obama, We Need Your Kindness Not Money"

Tribal self-determination


Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 2:45:21 PM

Article: "Free Trade: Passing The Baton to Obama"

Don't see change???


Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 2:34:06 PM

Diary: "THE FALLACY OF ROB KALL"

Yeah, yeah, yeah -- But while we are here ...


Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 1:34:27 PM

Diary: "The End of the Age of the Predator"

Getting the facts straight


Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 9:45:28 AM

Article: "Obama, We Need Your Kindness Not Money"

Pakistan is barely a country


Friday, January 23, 2009 at 9:05:29 PM

Diary: "Israel Faces War Crimes Charges Following Gaza Slaughter"

If you haven't noticed


Monday, January 19, 2009 at 10:42:48 AM

Diary: "OpEdNews Writers Discussion Group on Care2"

Great, thanks for the support


Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 9:23:56 PM

Diary: "OpEdNews Writers Discussion Group on Care2"

Best benefits from this group..


Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 11:15:08 AM

Article: "Mr. Obama: Don't close Guantanamo!"

Hahahaha


Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 11:06:31 AM

Article: "Obama Nation upholds US terror"

Bin Laden sent a final plane


Friday, January 9, 2009 at 11:19:53 AM

Article: "We Need More Than Economic Recovery"

This is so "interestingly" right on


Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 12:56:28 PM

Article: "Hamas Should Stop"

Tribal appoach (from my empathy learing)


Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 6:28:41 PM

Article: "Hamas Should Stop"

Woo hoo!!


Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 1:34:08 PM

Article: "Hamas Should Stop"

I posted this elsewhere about the Israeli rationale


Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 1:30:34 PM

Article: "Not Getting Gaza News on Al Jazeera? Then You're Not Getting"

Steve...


Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 10:51:28 AM

Diary: "Kissinger Says Obama's Task Is To Create A "New World Order""

Call me paranoid, but I see Kissinger


Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 10:26:12 AM

Article: "Bill Richardson - Kissinger-American"

Call me paranoid, but I think Kissinger


Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 9:21:00 AM

Article: "Not Getting Gaza News on Al Jazeera? Then You're Not Getting"

You really need to pull back from this thing


Monday, January 5, 2009 at 6:53:21 PM

Article: "The Genius of Ann Coulter"

I am beginning to think...


Monday, January 5, 2009 at 6:44:19 PM

Quicklink: "Times Square Rally Protests Fighting in Gaza"

Photo coverage by John Bessa


Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 10:49:03 AM

Article: "Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul: The Wall Street Ponzi Sch"

Damn, it goes on !!!! (credit to Ellen)


Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 10:02:18 AM

Diary: "Let's Kill Us Some Wolves!"

have to keep this short


Sunday, January 4, 2009 at 9:10:08 AM

Diary: "I leave OPED News a while and it is crawling with right-wing"

We have a lot of questions


Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 11:37:15 AM

Diary: "Empathic Is The Way.........?"

No I do not.


Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 9:48:22 AM

Article: "Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul: The Wall Street Ponzi Sch"

The END?


Friday, January 2, 2009 at 10:52:25 PM

Diary: "Empathic Is The Way.........?"

thanks for your input


Friday, January 2, 2009 at 5:58:24 PM

Article: "Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul: The Wall Street Ponzi Sch"

exact strategy: could you pls be more specific?


Friday, January 2, 2009 at 3:23:35 PM

Article: "We Lived to Tell the Story: Lebanon Rescued Us"

GLloyd is so...


Friday, January 2, 2009 at 3:12:14 PM

Article: "We Lived to Tell the Story: Lebanon Rescued Us"

I don't know what to say, except...


Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 7:15:06 PM

Article: "Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul: The Wall Street Ponzi Sch"

Escaping !!


Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 2:18:55 PM

Article: "Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul: The Wall Street Ponzi Sch"

Our Reality is Changing


Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 11:19:46 AM

Article: "Marijuana Re-Legalization Coming in 1st in 2nd Obama Poll"

Bruce: I love your "lumping!!"


Thursday, January 1, 2009 at 11:05:56 AM

Article: "Marijuana Re-Legalization Coming in 1st in 2nd Obama Poll"

News flash, Pat


Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 9:34:53 AM

Article: "Marijuana Re-Legalization Coming in 1st in 2nd Obama Poll"

Things will probably get better


Monday, December 29, 2008 at 12:24:14 PM

Article: "Gaza and Tijuana; What if Rocket Bombs Were Launched from Me"

We need to learn from Ghandi and MLK


Friday, December 26, 2008 at 4:10:42 PM

Article: "Revisionist History and False Bravado"

the debate is over, love wins


Friday, December 26, 2008 at 4:03:28 PM

Article: "Revisionist History and False Bravado"

Kropotkin --the REAL revolutionary ;)


Friday, December 26, 2008 at 3:31:09 PM

Article: "Why a Depression Will Be Good for America"

I have a similar perspective


Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 8:54:20 PM

Article: "Revisionist History and False Bravado"

Remember the trickle down theory promise?


Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 8:53:55 PM

Article: "Revisionist History and False Bravado"

Remember the trickle down theory promise?


Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 10:30:31 AM

Article: "Strike Updates for France, Greece, Utah, Russia"

repeating failure is stupid


Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 8:45:51 AM

Article: "Strike Updates for France, Greece, Utah, Russia"

Striking has never really worked...


Monday, December 22, 2008 at 10:22:01 AM

Article: "Swatting Farmers"

Capital switch


Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 9:55:30 AM

Article: "Which of These Progressive Positions Are Extreme Left?"

Obama seems to be showing labor, but ...


Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 8:55:10 AM

Article: "Bottom-Up Stimulus"

I certainly believe in bottom-up everything,


Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 6:02:06 PM

Article: "Ag Secretary Announced: Tom Vilsack"

I don't know where I am


Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 9:02:57 AM

Article: "Ag Secretary Announced: Tom Vilsack"

Thanks for the bad news


Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 10:52:50 AM

Article: "How To Restore Trust So As to Revive the Economy"

I agree


Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 9:58:24 AM

Article: "Do Flat Out Globalist GOP Traitors INTEND to Kill the USA's"

excellent


Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 8:46:49 AM

Diary: "Throw Your Shoes!"

Hahahaha


Monday, December 15, 2008 at 9:40:08 PM

Article: "How To Restore Trust So As to Revive the Economy"

Mistrust may seize the engine but...


Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 11:34:36 AM

Article: "Do Flat Out Globalist GOP Traitors INTEND to Kill the USA's"

Ok, but then what?


Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 9:36:30 AM

Article: "Do Flat Out Globalist GOP Traitors INTEND to Kill the USA's"

Coming in late here...


Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 8:11:09 AM

Article: "Do Flat Out Globalist GOP Traitors INTEND to Kill the USA's"

Technically, I agree here


Friday, December 12, 2008 at 4:18:15 PM

Article: "Hoekstra: Stark Reality Will Cause Obama to Reconsider Gitmo"

Making a real difference


Friday, December 12, 2008 at 8:59:58 AM

Article: "Hoekstra: Stark Reality Will Cause Obama to Reconsider Gitmo"

Global conflict is universal, and so is peace


Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 11:31:47 AM

Article: "More raids against horse and buggy Mennonite in Pennsylvania"

There are links you need to appreciate


Sunday, December 7, 2008 at 3:35:15 PM

Article: "Automakers Point the Economy at the Peoples' Heads"

Cheaper than that!


Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 10:33:15 AM

Article: "Vice President-elect Joe Biden: "I may have a bit of a pro-r"

Rail is great; trains are romantic.


Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 11:24:52 PM

Article: "Saving the Big 3 for You and Me ...a message from Michael Mo"

He may have higher than average IQ


Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 11:19:40 PM

Article: "Saving the Big 3 for You and Me ...a message from Michael Mo"

Sorry to hear about your "ride"


Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10:57:30 PM

Article: "The Big Three: completely transform itself or go the way of"

V-8s are obsolete


Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10:57:13 PM

Article: "The Big Three: completely transform itself or go the way of"

V-8s are obsolete


Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10:04:18 AM

Article: "Community Organizer v. Corrupt Politician: The Dec. 6 New Or"

Katrina was definately a man-made and deliberate disaster


Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 9:30:21 AM

Article: "Who Are The Pirates?"

An Important distinction


Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 8:59:14 AM

Article: "A Bit Left of Bush"

How will the left respond?


Monday, December 1, 2008 at 9:26:00 AM

Article: "Obama's Picks: Know People by the Company They Keep"

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