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  • This very independent, strong woman felt vulnerable. I realized her empty house was now a metaphor for another part of her of her life that was missing—hands-on self-sufficiency.

    Heavy Handed Women: Prologue

    Posted on November 28, 2011 | No Comments
    This very independent, strong woman felt vulnerable. I realized her empty house was now a metaphor for another part of her of her life that was missing—hands-on self-sufficiency.

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  • What does it mean to be sustainable as artist or photographer in an uncertain economy? Rare is the artistic occupation in life that leads to becoming the next Richard Avedon or Ansel Adams. Things have not changed much to alter the cliché of the struggling artist. But passion doesn’t write a check to pay the bills. The commercial and stock photography world is highly competitive, and to compete you need more than talent.

    A Different Picture of Sustainability

    Posted on November 29, 2008 | No Comments
    What does it mean to be sustainable as artist or photographer in an uncertain economy? Rare is the artistic occupation in life that leads to becoming the next Richard Avedon or Ansel Adams. Things have not changed much to alter the cliché of the struggling artist. But passion doesn’t write a check to pay the bills. The commercial and stock photography world is highly competitive, and to compete you need more than talent.

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