Every guitarist knows that the smallest details can make the biggest difference. When it comes to extracting every ounce of tone and expression from your instrument, your choice of plectrum…
Digitally Signed Art & Content Authenticity for My Work I’m excited to share a major update for all the visual art and photography on my website: every piece is now…
The Beautifully Bizarre World of Oklahoma BBQ Bologna When you think of barbecue, your mind probably drifts to smoked brisket in Texas, pulled pork in the Carolinas, or ribs in…
If you’ve seen the cult classic film Office Space, you’ll remember the line: “We need to talk about your flare.” While the movie was poking fun at mandatory flair in…
Exploring AI Self-Portraits: Four Models, One Prompt Artificial Intelligence is rapidly evolving, and its ability to interpret creative prompts can be both fascinating and unpredictable. For this experiment, I provided…
From a library Request For Information card from 1976 In 18th‑century English paintings, squirrels frequently appear in portraits and genre scenes because they carried symbolic and social significance. Wealthy families…
Photography’s journey to being recognized as a fine art was long and often contentious. When the medium first emerged in the 19th century, it was largely seen as a mechanical…
In the fast-evolving landscape of design and advertising, the conversation around authentic intelligence (human creativity) and artificial intelligence (AI) has never been more relevant. Both forms of intelligence can coexist,…
The Timeless Art of Black and White Photography In a world saturated with color, there’s something undeniably captivating about monochrome images. Stripped of the hues that our eyes instinctively seek,…
I recently found myself standing in front of a grand, old-fashioned mirror at The Mercantile in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The mirror, framed in rich wood that whispers of history, reflected not…
Examining The Shift in Photography’s Aesthetic Priorities When digital photography first arrived, it ushered in a wave of technological advancements that revolutionized the craft. One of the most profound changes…
There’s something magnetic about artwork that feels like it was born out of a broken machine. The End of the Road poster embraces that nostalgia with a design that channels…
There are some phrases in life that feel like they were plucked from the collective imagination, polished until perfect, and released into the world to make life just a little…
I’ve been a Leica fan from afar for years, but this week I officially doubled the Leica family here with my new Leica M11-P and the Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 Classic…