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THE ADDENDUM is an occasional blog about cities, culture, books, writing, photography, and painting. Here is where I post my thoughts and reflections, updates about projects I am working on, and other original content.The blog takes its name from small publications that were inserted into books with corrections, additions, and expansions, allowing a book to be updated without reprinting; THE ADDENDUM serves much the same function for this site.
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The Addendum | Off to the CRPA conference!
Chicago Union Station, 2006. It’s April, and that means it’s just about time for another trip to Chicago. Why? To attend my second Conversations on Photography, an annual conference put on by the Center for Railroad Photography and Art. This … Continue reading
The Addendum | It’s a wrap!
Last friday, my first photography exhibit wrapped up at the City Club of Portland. The exhibit, a preview of a planned larger display next year, was built around my Portland Switching District Project. Now that it’s completed its run, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Photography, Industry, Landscapes, Portland, Railways, Transportation
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The Addendum | Recommended reading/viewing on photography
Skylines and the Grand Style: Learning past photographic movements can inform present-day photographic approaches. San Francisco, California, 2010. I’ve commented before on the value of planning and research before making photographs in the field, including spending time communing with books … Continue reading
The Addendum | Style vs. Substance
Beauty and Meaning: Two essential tensions of photography. Willamette Draw and the abandoned Atofina Chemicals terminal, Portland, Oregon, 2010. One of the essential tensions of photography is that between a photographer’s style and the substance of his or her photographs. … Continue reading
The Addendum | Playing in the rain: photo planning
Portland’s Lair Hill neighborhood, cut into strange pieces by 1940s public “improvements,” is fertile ground for urban photography. But what about the city’s first urban renewal area, the South Auditorium District? Portland, Oregon, 2010. A rainy day is not in … Continue reading
The Addendum | Another publication… or dozen… or more.
I was updating my comprehensive publications list over at civics21.org and it really hit home to me, this year has been one of a lot of writing. There are, so far, 21 bylines from 2011 alone, and the year is … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Photography, G9, Journalism, Portland, Transit, Transportation
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The Addendum | G9 on Assignment
King Street Station, Seattle, 2010. Now and then, I go into the field tasked with a photography assignment. Usually these are journalism related jaunts, requiring color work. In the old days — by which I mean about two years ago … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Photography, Journalism, Photographic Technique
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The Addendum | Joel Jensen, Depots, and a Collaboration
Baker, Oregon. PHOTO: Joel Jensen After months of work, a project I am quite proud of is about to become available. Nearly a year ago, I was approached by fellow photographer Joel Jensen. Joel has been photographing scenes of the … Continue reading
Posted in Land Use & Transportation, Photography, Writing
Tagged Americana, Architecture, Film, History, Industry, Railways, Transportation
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The Addendum | Photos make the photographer, not cameras
The Yashicamat, a tempting MF camera. Photo by tim_d, used under Creative Commons license. Recently I’ve been spending a lot of time on sites like KEH and Blue Moon and eBay considering used medium-format cameras. For those unschooled in the … Continue reading
The Addendum | Review: Great Railroad Photography 2010
Great Railroad Photography From the editors of Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Carstens Publications, Inc., 108 Phil Harden Road, Fredon Township, Newton, NJ 07860; http://www.carstens-publications.com/; 8.5 x 11 in; perfect-bound, 98 pages, 124 color and 5 b/w photos, 1 illustration; $14.95. … Continue reading