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The First Photograph Is Usually Not the Photograph
Why the obvious frame is often only the beginning, and a practical exercise in staying, moving and making more deliberate decisions.
You arrive somewhere, and something makes you stop.
The Red Pen August 2026
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Start Here: Better Photographs Begin Before You Press the Shutter
Most photographers do not need more gear. They need stronger decisions.
A successful photograph begins long before the shutter is pressed, with curiosity, observation, positioning, timing and patience. It continues afterwards through editi...
Auto ISO Without Giving the Camera Every Decision
How to protect shutter speed and depth of field while allowing the camera to respond to changing light
This is the second lesson in my eight-week series of shorter technical articles. It follows directly from last Monday’s question: if the...
How to Photograph Friday’s 96% Partial Lunar Eclipse
The camera settings are the easy part. The photograph begins with deciding where the Moon belongs in your frame.
On Friday morning, 28 August, the Moon will move deep into Earth’s shadow. In the Americas this happens during the evening and...
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Getty Images photojournalist and educator. I teach photographers to make stronger pictures by improving the decisions behind the frame—not by buying more gear. Street photography, B&W and storytelling from Venice, Istria and Budapest.
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