Listening to the Land

When was the last time you were truly inspired something you read? When was the last time you found inspiration for you work when you weren’t working? You know those times when you stumble on a book suddenly that has such a sympathetic viewpoint to...

JPC on thirdeyephotozine.com

Recently Rayhaan Traboulay interviewed me for his online magazine thirdeyephotozine. Here’s an excerpt. RH I recently had a discussion with a friend about creativity within people. I find that people either generally “have it” or don’t. I believe that you can’t really teach it too...

New Statements

Writing is an integral part of my creative process. First, writing helps me clarify my thoughts and feelings about my work. Then, it helps me communicate about it to others. Find out how writing can help you in my free Creativity PDFs. I’ve written three...

New Book – Antarctica

It’s a r/evolution in publishing. And it’s fueled by on demand book printing services like Blurb. And content producers like you. And me. I’m finally in! My first Blurb book Antarctica contains 45 images and 2 essays. The size is 8×10 inches. It sells for...

Black Balloons – Climate Change

Climate change? Green house gases? Black balloons? How do you discuss and display what’s invisible? These public information commercials by the Victorian Government, Melbourne are simply first rate. They’re a testament to the power of images to concentrate big ideas into tiny packages in truly...

Lecture – Antarctica – PEM, Salem, MA – 6/28

You can attend my free lecture (sponsored by Canon) “Antarctica”, Saturday, June 28 from 3:15 to 4:15 pm at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. My lecture is presented in conjunction with the exhibit Polar Attractions. In it, I’ll discuss my 2005 and 2007...

Making The Visual Verbal – Creativity

It’s a privilege to be invited to guest post on Scott Kelby’s blog. Vincent Versace and Joe McNally contributed excellent first and second guest Wednesday installments. Mine’s the third. I’m hoping guest blogging becomes an industry trend. I’ve already got several invites out to select...

Nocturne XII – Statement

This was originally written this for my book Adobe Photoshop Master Class. There’s much more to say about this image. That’s as it should be. Words work best when they open doors, not when they shut them. I had been pursuing seascapes, studies in proportion...