Person Detected

Street photography is an arduous and futile endeavor, condemning its acolytes to wander aimlessly through dangerous back alleys, rank-smelling subways, or far-flung festivals teeming with multitudes recreating ancient rituals — all in search of the so called “Decisive Moment”, which rarely, if ever, materializes.

After years of participating in such folly, I decided enough is enough! Why resort to this tedious effort if the people can come to you?

In this series, entitled “Person Detected”, I allow my RING doorbell camera to do all the heavy lifting, while I sit back and enjoy a frosty, cold one.

Unknown Individual
UPS Delivery
Leaf Blower
Sunday Stroll
Early Morning Run
Amazon Smile
USPS Delivery
Trick or Treat
Lawn Mower
Full Circle

Unknown Individual

UPS Delivery

Leaf Blower

Sunday Stroll

Early Morning Run

Amazon Smile

USPS Delivery

Trick or Treat

Lawn Mower

Full Circle

Connections 2022: Blue Sky’s 3rd Annual Members Show

I’m delighted that two images from my Metro series were included in Connections 2022: Blue Sky’s 3rd Annual Members Show. A slideshow of 152 images from the 84 members is available on YouTube.

My Metro project spanned over eight years and incorporated photos from over 15 countries on four continents. It culminated in the publication of my monograph, Metro: Scenes from an Urban Stage, and a month-long solo exhibition of 36 prints in 2017 at the Blue Sky Gallery.

Line 4 near Les Halles, Paris, 2007
Piccadilly Line near Hyde Park Corner, London, 2013

2022 Blue Sky Gallery Pacific Northwest Drawers

Every year since 2007, The Blue Sky Gallery has invited regional artists from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, and Washington to showcase their photographic work in the Pacific Northwest Drawers. The call this year received a record number of entries, and jurors Dru Donovan, an artist and educator based in Portland, OR, and Efrem Zelony-Mindell, an artist and curator from New York, selected fifty-eight individuals for the exhibition. Each artist will have ten of their prints on display in the Blue Sky flat files from April 2022 through March 2023. The work of the selected artists can be seen on the Blue Sky website and in a YouTube video.

The past two years have prompted me to cull though my photographic archives, and to reflect on my travels before the pandemic. I’m delighted that my series Journey to Mumbai is included in the 2022 Blue Sky Gallery Northwest Drawers. These images show some of the people and situations that I encountered during a week that I spent exploring Mumbai ten years ago.

Family on the Ferry from Gharapuri
Couple on Chowpatty Beach
Men Playing Cards
Woman at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station
Laundry Workers
Nani and Child
Young Man in Dharavi
Elderly Woman in Dharavi
Curious Girl
Young Woman with String

Family on the Ferry from Gharapuri

Couple on Chowpatty Beach

Men Playing Cards

Woman at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station

Laundry Workers

Nani and Child

Young Man in Dharavi

Elderly Woman in Dharavi

Curious Girl

Young Woman with String

This is the eight time that my photography has been included in the Blue Sky Northwest Drawers. Previous years portfolios were: #RESIST (2019), The Virgin of Guadalupe (2018), Brief Encounters (2017), Holy Week in Guatemala (2016), Streets of Cuba (2015), Avoid Naples! (2014), and Return to New York (2012).

The Blue Sky Gallery is open Wednesday-Saturday from 12-5 PM, and is located at 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209.

2019 Blue Sky Gallery Pacific Northwest Viewing Drawers

On January 21, 2017, millions of people showed up in cities across the United States to march and demonstrate their beliefs for equity, tolerance and justice in the first Women’s March. This was the largest coordinated protest in U.S. history, and was reminiscent of the nonviolent civil rights protests of the 1960s.

An estimated 150,000 people marched in Seattle. A series of weekly Resist Trump Rallies, organized by Seattle Indivisible, began the following Tuesday. Additional protests and rallies, including the Tax March, the Climate March, May Day, the 2018 Women’s March, and the March for Our Lives, continued to voice important concerns.

My photos from these events echo the sentiment conveyed on a sign carried at the terminus of the Seattle 2017 Women’s March  —  the front side read “This Is Not The End” while the back side exclaimed “This Is Only The Beginning”.

I’m delighted that ten images from my series #RESIST have been selected for the 2019 Pacific Northwest Photography Viewing Drawers at Blue Sky Gallery.

This Is Not The End - 2017 Seattle Women's March
Seattle Indivisible Resist Trump Rally - Jan 24, 2017
Tax March - Seattle April 15, 2017
Climate March - Seattle April 29, 2017
The People United - 2017 Seattle May Day March
No Human Is Illegal - 2017 Seattle May Day March
El Comité - 2017 Seattle May Day March
One Year Later - 2018 Seattle Women's March
March for Our Lives - Seattle March 24, 2018
This Is Only The Beginning - 2017 Seattle Women's March

This Is Not The End - 2017 Seattle Women's March

Seattle Indivisible Resist Trump Rally - Jan 24, 2017

Tax March - Seattle April 15, 2017

Climate March - Seattle April 29, 2017

The People United - 2017 Seattle May Day March

No Human Is Illegal - 2017 Seattle May Day March

El Comité - 2017 Seattle May Day March

One Year Later - 2018 Seattle Women's March

March for Our Lives - Seattle March 24, 2018

This Is Only The Beginning - 2017 Seattle Women's March

The exhibition was juried by Melanie Flood, an artist and curator based in Portland, OR, and Terry Novak, Executive Director at Photographic Center Northwest located in Seattle, WA. The opening reception will be on Thursday April 4, 2019, from 6-9 pm as part of the Portland Photo Month, and the exhibition will be on display through March 31, 2020.

The Blue Sky Gallery is open Tuesday-Sunday from 12-5 PM and on First Thursdays 6-9 PM, and is located at 122 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209.