Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 Coronavirus and Prison Life . Right now the prison I’m in is on modified lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That means that we’re locked in our cells about 22 hours every day, and the two hours we’re not stuck in our cells, we can go out into… Continue reading Bob Shell: Coronavirus and Prison Life
Category: Documentary
Bob Shell: Marijuana and Mind
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 Photography by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 . The March/April 2020 issue of Discover magazine has a couple very interesting articles on scientific research into the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), shows great promise in treating ARML (Age Related Memory Loss), dementia, and may even reverse… Continue reading Bob Shell: Marijuana and Mind
Light Table: Frank Kelly Style Icon
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
Bob Shell: Finally Something Good to Report
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 Finally Something Good to Report . Finally something good to report! In early January, I was transferred to the GLU (Good Living Unit, pronounced like ‘glue’). It’s for people who don’t cause trouble, and there are 88 of us out of a population of a thousand. You have… Continue reading Bob Shell: Finally Something Good to Report
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?