Incorrigible Curmudgeon

Musings, Ruminations, and occasional photographs

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

This is my cousin Reba, age 92, from Ohio.

We should all look so good.

Still sharp as a tack and still driving.

A wonderful, warm, and witty woman.

Photographed with Nikon D200 with 18-200mm lens.

Dr. F.: I have been a professional photographer in DC for over thirty years, and for the past several years, an adjunct college professor as well. I teach courses in photography, photo history, and film appreciation. I have always been opinionated, yet I have always tended to cede the soapbox to those with a greater compulsion to use it. That said, I was reading Esther Iverem's excellent new book on Black people in film called "We Gotta Have It" in which she says something to the effect that we all have just as much a right to our own voice as anyone and maybe more, and it really resonated with me. It is in part to help me hone my voice that I have started this blog. The other part is to have a place where I can share some of my photos and get some honest feedback about them. As an artist, I've always sort of acted in a vacuum, but I've come to realize, belatedly, the importance of getting feedback regarding my work.

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