. Early Work: The College Years 1974 – 1980 . Like many photographers during the mid-1970’s Tony Ward embraced the documentary tradition early on in his career and was very influenced by the images he saw in Life Magazine and other leading periodicals including TIME. He began to sharpen his photographic skills by… Continue reading Early Work: The College Years 1974 – 1980
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Beach Report: Last Days of Summer
. Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2018 . BEACH REPORT: LAST DAYS OF SUMMER . Like most folks that visit the Jersey Shore during the summer months, I usually visit Margate City or other shore points between the Memorial and Labor Day weekends, when thousands of people from Philadelphia and the… Continue reading Beach Report: Last Days of Summer
Bob Shell: Remembrances
. Bob Shell: Letters From Prison #22 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . REMEMBRANCES . One of the cruelist things about being incarcerated is that friends and family die while you’re unable to see them. I’ve lost count of how many have gone in the last ten years. Last October I was… Continue reading Bob Shell: Remembrances
Bob Shell: We All Steal Ideas
. Bob Shell: Letters From Prison #21 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . WE ALL STEAL IDEAS . I’ve talked about Richard Lovelace and his famous Althea poem. There’s another poem from the same era that you have probably heard without realizing it. It begins: Once there was a way to get… Continue reading Bob Shell: We All Steal Ideas
Bob Shell: American Justice System
. Bob Shell: Letters From Prison #20 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM . In 1923 the great American journalist H. L. Mencken wrote: You will find as many intelligent and honest men in the average prison as you will find in the average club, and when it comes… Continue reading Bob Shell: American Justice System