Blog Overview
03/17/10 - 12:14 PM
Charles Moore, legendary photojournalist from Alabama died, unceremoniously, a few days ago (March 12) at the age of 79. Not too many people knew him or about his unique calling. No, he was not a movie star, not a politician, not a financial mogul or even a villainous character of some m...
03/15/10 - 12:01 PM
I am fundamentally a cynic (as in skeptical) and don’t believe many things I read. I also question much of what I see. In other words, I try never to appear too gullible or too trusting of others, especially strangers, or influenced by what others think is important for me to ...
03/14/10 - 10:08 AM
Green Zone, one of the best action thrillers I’ve seen in recent times, is a very compelling story about the search for WMD’s (Weapons of Mass Destruction) in post Iraq invasion after Saddam was overthrown by U.S. and Allied forces. Directed by Paul Greengrass, this movie really ma...
03/13/10 - 08:02 AM
I am absolutely fascinated with Wildlife Photography, and have always wanted to trail in the foot steps of icons like Chris Weston, Bill Sillijer Jr, Michael A. Sommers, B. Moose Peterson and Vivek Sinha just to name a few. These are my idols and, in my opinion, some of the finest in...
03/11/10 - 11:19 AM
Got this email a few days ago from a nice lady in Belgium: "Winston, I hope you can help me, but I have this fantasy story I'd like to put into book form and would be grateful for any advice you can give."
Hopefully, she didn't think I was being disrespectful when I replied:&n...
03/10/10 - 10:52 AM
Apparently the Wagah Border is the only road linking India & Pakistan. Each night when the border is being closed, there is a most unusual ceremony www.youtube.com/watch that (perhaps) may help to explain why this once united family (pre-independence) could neve...
03/05/10 - 09:43 PM
Got an email from a friend last week commenting on my first book release. "I never knew you were a writer', she said. This really got me to thinking because, in fact, I'm not too sure exactly what that means...being a Writer, that is.
Sure, I've just published a book...
03/04/10 - 02:36 PM
If you're laughing right about now, I can certainly understand why.
I did too soon after I came across this Newsapaper Headline several years ago: Federal Agents Raid Gun Shop, Finds Weapons! What did they expect to find...Chewing Gum or Chewing Guns?
I am a former Broadcast Journalist...
03/02/10 - 06:57 PM
If you still haven't seen the movie '...Invictus..." starring Morgan Freeman, go and see it. It's more than a movie about the life of Nelson Mandela after the fall of Apartheid in South Africa. It's a movie about Hope ... a movie about Survival, and a movie about Forgiveness.
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03/01/10 - 03:49 PM
Thanks for your questions about Fine Art Photography and whether I have plans to publish some of my Fine Art images in the future. In fact I do and am presently in dialogue with a horticulturist in North Dakota who is an eminent authority on the Schlumbergera Plant ...in particular. ...
02/27/10 - 09:47 AM
I have as many favorite photographers as Dracula has wives, but I was mostly inspired by John Shaw www.johnshawphoto.com/ whose book (Focus on Nature - 1991) really took my photography to another level. Haven't met him, but he's an amazing photographer and, over the years, ...
02/26/10 - 08:23 AM
You've Got To Read This One: by Daniel Greenberg (Special to the Washington Post but printed in the Miami Herald's Issues & Answers on Sunday Feb., 21...
By Daniel Greenberg -- (These tradational tales from The Market have been handed down and treasured for generations.)
'...A Fox and a H...
02/21/10 - 11:41 AM
Thanks for the many comments about my photography and, especially, about my preference in photographing Orchids versus Christmas Cactus. Actually, I enjoy shooting them both as each photo subject has its own unique set of challenges.
Here are two of my favorites: First, the S...
02/19/10 - 03:54 PM
Politics is fascinating! Guess that's why I studied Political Science at University in Washington DC., of all places. Which I had studied Accounting. it's more realistic and, besides, we can all use an Accountant at one point in time.
But back to politics. Inside Washington's Belt...