Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 I was looking through the archives recently and came across a photo of Frank Kelly, the man about town who defined mens fashion and style in Philadelphia during the 1970’s and 80’s. Frank was a style icon that I truly admired. Always dressed to the nines,… Continue reading Light Table: Frank Kelly Style Icon
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Bob Shell: Does Photography Have a Future?
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 . Photography by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 Does Photography Have a Future? . Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about that question. The industry I devoted my life to studying and writing about is a ghost of what it once was. Every year for as long as I… Continue reading Bob Shell: Does Photography Have a Future?
Picture of the Day: Ike’s Study
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 Ike’s Study . I visited Ike Hay at his home on many occasions. He was a great teacher of art and design at Millersville University where we first met when I was an undergraduate student from 1974 to 1977. I took several classes with him as… Continue reading Picture of the Day: Ike’s Study
Close Ups: 1990’s
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 Close Up’s: 1990’s . During the early 1990’s, I purchased what would eventually become an indispensable piece of equipment for my portrait photography, the ring flash. This unique flash lamp that creates shadowless light on a subjects face at close range intrigued me from the… Continue reading Close Ups: 1990’s
Ed Simmons: Dancing Girls Harvard and Stone
Photography and Text by Ed Simmons, Copyright 2020 Dancing Girls Harvard and Stone . Chuck E Weiss. Yeah, I knew that guy. The dude from that Rickey Lee Jones tune, “Chuck E’s In Love”. I was hanging around with him back in the early 80’s at Hollywood’s Club Lingeri. I read in the… Continue reading Ed Simmons: Dancing Girls Harvard and Stone