Specialists do one thing, and that thing can usually be replaced by AI. Easily. (Talent Stack: a concept that involves combining ordinary skills to create something extraordinary.) Back in the late 1800s, businesses found it was better to have someone who knew how to work that one lever. do a…

It doesn’t take a ton of time or money to create a growth environment — The trucks were coming up fast in the rearview mirror. There were three ahead of me and four or more in the lanes on the left. I was going 85 miles an hour on my cruiser, and these fat bastards were going just slightly faster, so I ended up riding…

We have moved from a neighborhood in the city to the desert with lots of land around us. Oh, and Saguaro cacti too! — If you have never experienced a thunderstorm rolling in over a desert mountain, watched the dry washes become raging floods, and smelled the incredible freshness of wet creosote and earth, you don’t live in Arizona. I have always lived in Arizona. There were a few years in New York and…

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who reads my humble offerings. November 23, 2023. Thanksgiving morning. I am the only one awake at this hour. The rising sun and I keep our conversations low, but the roosters across the way are very active. Dawn is special in the…

They were heady times. Not much left of that era but the shock waves. How I Changed My Career Focus Midstream and Why (But I still stayed behind the lens, so there’s that!) I started my creative life as a jazz musician who found photography to be a stress reliever when on the road. When the dust of the road became more than what I expected it to be…

Writing, whether formal, for social media, or business opportunities, can make all the difference. Even in the visual context of our work. Here’s a non-shocking statement; “Writing well creates more opportunities.” Almost all of our business is now conducted in written form. And opportunity is the lifeblood of business. Contacts. Proposals. Emails. Social Media. Blogs and Journals Contracts Briefs Books…

Put it on your bucket list for this winter Bryce Canyon is a remarkable place. With or without a camera. Bryce Canyon in the snow is even more incredible. The hoodoos rising from the canyon floor are an infinite source of color, light, design, shadow, and composition. They are situated…

Actually, these ten ideas will work for nearly any visual artist. (This article also appears on my Substack site.) I love coming up with ideas to spur creativity. And since this is November and I have committed to making at least one piece of art per day this month, I thought I would make a list of ideas and…

We need to understand some basic truths. — I missed my annual autumn motorcycle ride this year. We were in the middle of a move. Out to the desert we came. Yes, yes, Phoenix is in the desert, but we lived on a cul-de-sac near the busiest intersection in the valley… and it ain’t desert. Outside my window…