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
Category: Documentary
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
Bob Shell: What’s in a Name?
Photography and Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 What’s in a Name? . I’m reading a very interesting book: Ancient History of Aratta-Ukraine by Yuri Shilov. I’ve read a lot of books on ancient history, but had never heard of Aratta, so when my friend Ed told me about this book, I just had… Continue reading Bob Shell: What’s in a Name?
Studio News: A Return to Teaching
Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 After a two year hiatus from teaching, I have accepted an invitation as visiting instructor of Fine Arts at Haverford College. On December 17th, 2019 my first meeting with photography students took place at the Jane Lutnick Fine Arts Center. My colleague Professor William Williams asked me to join… Continue reading Studio News: A Return to Teaching
Katie Kerl: Tis’ the Season for Giving
Photography and Text by Katie Kerl, Copyright 2019 Tis’ the Season for Giving . This year I took a different approach to the holidays. I packed an entire townhouse and moved two times in November (yes again). If you have followed my previous year in writing I felt like a nomad; finally feeling… Continue reading Katie Kerl: Tis’ the Season for Giving