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A Bristlecone Primer
Bristlecone 5, Windy Ridge, Colorado I recently had the opportunity to photograph some bristlecone pines in Colorado. Shortly afterward I...
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Oct 22, 20222 min read


Hard Reset
It was bound to happen sooner or later, given my reckless attitude in the face of risk. No, I didn’t get COVID – I have somehow managed...
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Oct 19, 20221 min read


National Parks, Part Two
In the previous post I insinuated that perhaps our National Parks are best avoided. But let’s face it – there is something remarkable...
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May 9, 20223 min read


National Parks, Part One
Yosemite and Yellowstone, the Everglades and the Great Smoky Mountains. America’s National Park system is one of the crown jewels of our...
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May 9, 20221 min read


The Dark Side
What about shadows? If you are a photographer, what do you do with, or about, them? In the event that there are any, shall I say,...
greggwaterman
Mar 8, 20225 min read


Ghosts of Our Predecessors
There I stood on the morning of November 3rd, 2021, at the base of a magnificent sandstone cliff in Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly. The rock...
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Feb 4, 20225 min read


A Forsaken Land
With over a month of consistently dry weather in November and early December, I spent some time photographing in Lava Beds National...
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Dec 13, 20215 min read


(Almost) Coast to Coast
Sorghum and safflower, cotton and corn. Roadkill armadillos in Missouri, ‘possums in Kentucky. Ferry boat rides across the Ohio river,...
greggwaterman
Nov 25, 20212 min read


Stonebridge Man
In a previous post I shared a few photos of the Stonebridge grain elevator, that was demolished in 2016. Before its demise, I visited on...
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Feb 17, 20211 min read


Snowstorm Tree
December 24, 2018. Christmas eve fast approaching. I’d been watching this tree for over a year, waiting for the time when conditions...
greggwaterman
Dec 24, 20202 min read


A Mystery of Perception
A few years ago we were visiting friends in the high country of Colorado, and I took a morning excursion by myself, to do a little...
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Dec 5, 20202 min read


The Accidental Chronicler
chronicle verb : record (a related series of events) in a factual and detailed way Other than smartphone photos for family and friends, I...
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Dec 2, 20202 min read


What the Viewer Does Not See
My ideal day of photographing occurs when I find myself alone in some wild, quiet place with no schedule and no thoughts of my life...
greggwaterman
Dec 1, 20203 min read


Same place, very different photograph...
My last blog post was about the making of a photograph of the Little Shasta Church, in far northern California. That particular...
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Nov 20, 20202 min read


Sometimes you just get lucky
Some years ago I was returning home from kayaking in northern California with my wife Vivian and friend Grant. Part of our route included...
greggwaterman
Nov 15, 20202 min read


What are you going to do with those?
That’s the interrogation I’ve gotten from my wife, more than once, in reference to my photographs. “Those are nice, but what are you...
greggwaterman
Oct 30, 20202 min read


The Most Important Decision
I recently began teaching a class, via Zoom, on “basic photography,” whatever “basic” might mean! I put quite a bit of thought into what...
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Sep 12, 20202 min read


Altered Images
Road and Tree, Adin, California Is this a photograph, or is it a painting? Well, … it’s both! It is an example of what is known as a...
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Aug 20, 20201 min read


And Now, for Something Completely Different...
This image has always been a personal favorite - I like the colors, and the abstract design. Very few people can figure out what it is,...
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Aug 14, 20201 min read


The Color of Light
Isaac Newton observed in the 1600s that if a narrow beam of light is passed through a prism, it emerges from the other side in colored...
greggwaterman
Jul 31, 20203 min read
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