Quote of the Week
“To be disagreeable while disagreeing—that’s an art.” —Malcolm Forbes
Associated Press 100 Photos of 2024
As you may have noticed, there are many photography compilations marking the passing of time (in this case, 2024). Today, I am highlighting the work of the Associated Press, an organization I am very familiar with. The AP reports on news worldwide using a network of staffers and member media outlets and then disseminates those …
Close-up Photographer of the Year 2024
Did you ever hear the saying, “Stop and smell the roses?” Some photographers, myself included, prefer to stop and photograph the small things that can easily be overlooked. (I know, that doesn’t roll off the tongue like the original saying.) Last year marked the sixth round of the Close-up Photographer of the Year competition. According …
Happy Valentine’s Day
Sonnet 43: How do I love thee?—Elizabeth Barrett Browning How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sightFor the ends of being and ideal grace.I love thee to the level of every day’sMost quiet need, by …
More Than Just Golden Arches
It is safe to say that when Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their McDonald’s restaurant in San Bernardino, California, in 1940, they never imagined it becoming a global corporation. One thing that may go unnoticed by most Americans who know the brand for their Big Mac and Quarter Pounder sandwiches is the menu variety that …
How Does Kodak Make Film?
As a follow-up to last week’s post about the history of the Eastman Kodak Company, I stumbled across a three-part video series from the Smarter Every Day video series asking the singular question, “How does Kodak make film?” I have just started watching this video series (it is almost three hours of content spread across …
A Light Show for the Ages
Last year was a busy year for both the northern and southern lights, due to a flurry of electromagnetic energy from the sun. According to reports I read, the northern lights were visible as far south as my former home state of Indiana. So that marked one of two celestial events that I missed by …
Quote of the Week
“As long as you’re green, you’re growing.As soon as you’re ripe, you start to rot.” —Ray Kroc