Reading Time: 3 minutesWhy? Well, there are many “WHY?” questions when it comes to communication. One that I am discovering is not
Wrapped up trip to Lima, Peru
Reading Time: 4 minutesSpending time in Lima, Peru, this week has proven helpful. We could answer all the people’s questions later when
Research Trip to Lima, Peru
Reading Time: 4 minutesEditor note: we still have two slots available for this trip in January. Go to Storytellers Abroad to see how to
Reviewing Photos for Portfolio
Reading Time: 6 minutesEvery time I review images I have taken to see if I can update my website. I have found
Get Close & Explore a Subject
Reading Time: 5 minutes“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough” – Robert Capa This year I have been teaching
Ministry of Presence core to my Photojournalism
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhile covering the Transgender Parade, which is part of Atlanta Pride events, I watched as the people in the
Photojournalist Instagram Feeds I Follow
Reading Time: 3 minutesEugene Richards He is a photographer, writer, and filmmaker born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1944. After graduating from Northeastern
Instagram storytelling works best with enticing narrative
Reading Time: 6 minutesDisclaimer: I have been researching how to write more effective story-oriented captions that remain journalistic. This is some of
Talk Your Way In, Shoot Your Way Out
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis past weekend I was asked to join the UGA Photojournalism workshop in Perry, Georgia as they covered the
Headshots require the photographer to direct the model
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen working with actors for their headshots, I have to feel them and see how much direction they need.
ACP Special Exhibition: Picturing Justice
Reading Time: 2 minutesTonight I attended the Atlanta Legal Society’s opening reception for Picturing Justice. I was attending because my friend Robin
Might as well sell your camera if you don’t take it with you
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy wife will tell you that I never go anywhere without a camera. This is the mantra I am
Unless I see … I will not believe!
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe power of the Words & Visuals was demonstrated this Sunday in my church. My wife Dorie Griggs led
Robin Rayne Nelson asks, “What’s Your Passion?”
Reading Time: 5 minutesRobin Rayne Nelson spoke to two of my intro to photojournalism classes today. I love my job. As a
Don’t treat photos on your camera like your phone photos.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI am noticing that more people are treating their DSLR or Mirrorless cameras like their phones regarding photo storage,
Why are clients hiring someone other than me?
Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you are like most photographers we like to question why people/companies who know us will hire someone else
















