He meets the camera like a man meets weather—steady, worn, still standing. They sing about It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,where the day lets go easy.But not here. It’s Not Five O’Clock Here ©2026 Eric Wells Hatheway Leica M11-P & Leica Summilux M 50mm f/1.4 Here, the hours stack.His hands carry the…
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“f/8 and be there” — the old photographer’s mantra. I paraphrased this expression into the title of today’s post – f/8 and don’t be late” – but the spirit is the same. And, it sounds better with a rhyme don’t you agree? This saying is commonly associated with Arthur Fellig,…
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There is a peculiar moment in photography when technique begins to masquerade as doctrine. One hears it often, spoken casually but with quiet authority: don’t shoot at f/16. The reasoning is not without merit—diffraction, that subtle optical phenomenon, begins to soften the image as the aperture narrows. Lens tests confirm…
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There is a long-standing assumption embedded in the word transparency: that to see through something is to understand it. Glass, clarity, openness—these are typically aligned with truth. TRANSPARENCY PROJECT challenges that assumption directly. It proposes instead that the more transparently we are allowed to see, the more complex—and unstable—our understanding…
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Some phrases don’t explain themselves—they lodge. They bypass understanding and take up residence. “Remove the optic callous” is one of those phrases. My sculpture professor enlightened me with this phrase in art school and it has stuck with me all these years. It sounds vaguely medical, faintly accusatory, and just…
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Not long ago, when someone talked about photography, the conversation usually revolved around light, lenses, timing, and the mysterious ability some photographers possess to recognize a photograph before it happens. Cameras were tools—complicated tools perhaps—but still instruments used in the service of seeing. Today, among users of Fujifilm cameras in…
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This is the second part in a series of interview with Eric Hatheway as conducted by the senior ranking correspondent at EricHatheway.com, the Groovy One – Dirque du Soleil. Dirque du Soleil is a writer of uncertain credentials, extravagant curiosity, and a firm belief that most design conferences would benefit…
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This is the first part in a series of interview with Eric Hatheway as conducted by the senior ranking correspondent at EricHatheway.com, the Groovy One – Dirque du Soleil. Eric Hatheway & Dirque du Soleil Dirque du Soleil: Ladies and gentlemen, thinkers and doodlers, welcome! Tonight’s act features a man…
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Out of the sky — or so it seemed —plopped Todd the Toad where pencils dreamed.Right on my table, calm and square,as though he’d scheduled a landing there. No croak of warning, no grand parade,just Todd arriving in the shade.A speckled fellow, earthy, wise,with quiet moons for froggy eyes. He…
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