Everyone should understand that getting good photos is paramount to everything. You have to do what it takes and often comfort and sleep are the firs….

After I discovered my degree in photojournalism would only get me a job in a camera store, I taught myself lighting. I read tons of magazines and boo….

It's important to get a translator who will ask the questions in a sensitive and thoughtful way. Knowing the ethnicity issues, the tribal issues in s….

As a senior in high school my counselor recommended that I soften my science and math direction with an art course. Fortunately my high school offere….

Scientists are usually nice, organized, logical people who are very cooperative. I always learn a lot of science while shooting science stories and i….

Getting up way in advance of dawn is always a good idea. Nearly ninety-nine percent of the time when I have gotten up in the middle of the night for ….

I have a completely worthless degree: a BS in Photojournalism from Boston University (BU). With this degree, I suppose I could have gotten a job teac….

Before digital, I spent thirty years shooting color transparencies, which are very unforgiving of exposure. A half stop can make or break a good phot….

I sold all my medium format equipment in 2005 after Canon came out with the 12 megapixel EOS 1Ds..

It is so much better to get the right exposure than to have to mess around later with Photoshop..

I've heard Braggadocio about excess baggage charges, multiple unused hotel rooms, and rental cars held unused for long periods of time, which makes m….