About

I have been a passionate amateur photographer since I was a kid. In fact, I can pinpoint the exact time that my passion began, which was when I was 9 years old and went on a school trip during the spring vacation and my Dad lent me his "box brownie" camera to take along with me. (To be exact, the camera was a Kodak 'Six-20 Brownie C' roll film box camera, c.1948.) Somehow I managed to maintain primary "ownership" of the camera from that point forward. 😁

Box Brownie cameras were to the history of popular photography what the Model T Ford was to the history of the automobile, with their low-cost and wide availability placing photography firmly into the hands of the masses.)

What the "Box Brownie" did for photography in the 1950's, the digital camera has taken to the nth degree in the 21st Century. Everyone is a photography enthusiast these days, and computing power, image software, and the internet have enabled all these newly-minted hobbyists, including myself, to publish their art form cheaply and widely for all to see.

Now we are entering a new world of imagery with the advent of AI image generators. I have to admit I've been onboard since the first versions of ChatGPT became available. The progress over the last 2 years has been unbelievable, and an array of AI image generators are available to one and all. I am enthusiastically allowing my imagination to run wild and enjoying learning how to work with AI to come up with creative imagery. My mind is always actively searching for a new twist or an ironic turn on some thought that comes to mind. I hope you enjoy my imagery, be it "old-school" photography, or the latest in AI generated imagery. 

John