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Every Sunday Christians Re-experience Their Story

Every Sunday Christians Re-experience Their Story

by Stanley LearyNovember 26, 2018September 1, 2025

Siberia—Working with outsiders means listening and being heard, according to Eduard Genrich, Second Baptist Church in Novosibirsk. People here say they are encouraged and helped by outsiders but taken advantage of by some. (photo by…

Thanksgiving is a lot about food

Thanksgiving is a lot about food

by Stanley LearyNovember 22, 2018September 1, 2025

Charleston, SC [X-E2, XF18-55mm ƒ/2.8-4 R LM OIS, ISO 400, ƒ/10, 1/100] Thanksgiving is a time for many people to stuff themselves with food. Just Coffee Cooperative in Salvador Urbina, Chiapas, Mexico [NIKON D4, 14.0-24.0…

The exotic can be next door

The exotic can be next door

by Stanley LearyNovember 19, 2018September 1, 2025

Umbrella Cockatoo [X-E3, XF18-55mm ƒ/2.8-4 R LM OIS, ISO 1000, ƒ/4, 1/200] I didn't travel to Indonesia for these photos of the Umbrella Cockatoo, where they originated. I walked down the street to my neighbor's…

Fighting the wrong fight with copyright

Fighting the wrong fight with copyright

by Stanley LearyNovember 14, 2018September 1, 2025

We have been fighting the wrong fight for copyright registration. That is my opinion. For most of my career, we have told everyone that you own your copyright when you click your shutter. If you…

Millimeter Can Make The Difference

Millimeter Can Make The Difference

by Stanley LearyNovember 13, 2018September 1, 2025

I have discussed shooting enough photos of a subject to allow our imagination and creativity to kick in.  Now that we are all doing just that (making plenty of pictures every time we approach a topic),…

Tips from Robin Rayne

Tips from Robin Rayne

by Stanley LearyNovember 12, 2018September 1, 2025

SARAH ALLEN is both single mother and full-time -- though untrained --nurse to her son Aidan, born with cerebral palsy and complex medical issues. State Medicaid regulations severely limit the number of hours her medically…

Tips from covering event to celebrate Mohammad Ali

Tips from covering event to celebrate Mohammad Ali

by Stanley LearyNovember 11, 2018September 1, 2025

Valerie Jackson interviews Maryum Ali during the Islamic Speakers Bureau celebrating the Legacy of Mohammad Ali at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. [NIKON D5, 120.0-300.0 mm ƒ/2.8, ISO…

Improve your outside photos with flash

Improve your outside photos with flash

by Stanley LearyNovember 4, 2018September 1, 2025

[NIKON D5, 28.0-300.0 mm ƒ/3.5-5.6, ISO 500, ƒ/5.6, 1/125] When should you use a flash, inside or outside? Would it surprise you that I use the flash more often outside than most people? [NIKON D5,…

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