Shooting from the Hip with Legend Lou Jones

Photographer Lou Jones has photographed the sloping roofs of Japanese homes as well as inmates on Death Row. He’s trekked to the top of a Hawaiian hotel with his mother, 86-years-old at the time, in tow, so he could show her what he does for a living. He’s been to Cuba as a journalist twice, … Continue reading Shooting from the Hip with Legend Lou Jones

Thematic Photographic — Full-on Color

This week's Thematic Photographic subject is 'colorful.' Carmi, Thematic's inventor, confessed that he chose the theme in part to lighten his own mood after a bum couple of weeks, and it's interesting how looking at vivid photos does indeed make you feel a little bit brighter. Thanks to Carmi, I also got a chance to … Continue reading Thematic Photographic — Full-on Color

Thematic Photographic – Up

I have been lax in my ThemPho posts lately, but now is a good time to rekindle the flame - I'm sort of in between writing assignments, just getting off a particularly busy week, and other than work, I haven't done much that's very interesting. So here's the theme this week - 'Up.' I'm not … Continue reading Thematic Photographic – Up

Retail Therapy Thursday: First Lady Fashion Edition

This week's RTT comes courtesy of the WriterJax Jump Shop at Zazzle - Also known as the Shameless T-shirt Shop. It was inspired by both my newest and all-time favorite fashion icons.

This is the World We Live In

I've had Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl stuck in my head all morning and it's driving me crazy. Sure, it's not a bad tune - danceable beat, catchy, and Perry has a nice voice. But people. Am I the only person who remembers that this theme has been covered already? Songs about kissing girls … Continue reading This is the World We Live In