13 March, 2024
A Roll of Delta 400 and the Walk to ICP
Every other year, Jenny and I visit NYC the week of Thanksgiving. It coincides with the week-long break that the university grants to students and faculty. The trip ...
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30 August, 2023
5 Frames with Lomography Metropolis, an OM-2n on the central plains of Kansas – Ruralopolis
The first week of June I made a 3 night, 700 mile trip from my home outside Indianapolis, IN to Wichita, KS. I had images in a curated exhibition at the Midwest Center for...
I took two vacations when I was young. I never recall being disappointed about it, but looking back with a lifetime of experience I realize it was the best my single mothe...
I was doomscrolling in the digital wasteland of 2023 Twitter and saw a photographer talking about putting together his very first project. He was lamenting how to begin. M...
24 February, 2023
The Gratitude Project – By John Pemberton
It’s that time of the year. Joy felt Holiday celebrations are ramping up and resolutions are being planned to contribute to a brighter year ahead. Photographers make resolutio...
3 November, 2022
Farewell to a Friend – Nearly a Whole Roll – By John Pemberton
In 45 years, I can count the number of cameras I have taken meaningful pictures with by using the fingers of two hands. Three of these cameras are still in regular rotation. A...
28 September, 2022
Revisiting Glimpses and Opening a Door – By John Pemberton
Several months ago, one of my first posts on this site was titled “Glimpses at the Conservatory.” It documented the development and near completion of a photography project I h...
That isn’t really what this article was supposed to be titled. If things had gone differently it would have been “Last of the Kodachrome”.
My life with 35mm photography began ...