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The Storyteller’s Fiduciary Duty: Keeping Organizations Faithful to Their Mission

by Stanley LearyOctober 7, 2026October 7, 2026

Your Decline Is Inevitable. Your Misery Is Not.

by Stanley LearyOctober 5, 2026October 5, 2026

Isolate or Include? What a Black-and-White Street Photographer Taught Me About My Own Approach

by Stanley LearyOctober 3, 2026October 3, 2026

The Video Isn’t the Strategy

by Stanley LearyOctober 2, 2026October 2, 2026

The Storyteller’s Fiduciary Duty: Keeping Organizations Faithful to Their Mission

October 7, 2026October 7, 2026

Your Decline Is Inevitable. Your Misery Is Not.

October 5, 2026October 5, 2026

Isolate or Include? What a Black-and-White Street Photographer Taught Me About My Own Approach

October 3, 2026October 3, 2026

The Video Isn’t the Strategy

October 2, 2026October 2, 2026
“Watch Me” or “Meet _______ “

“Watch Me” or “Meet _______ “

by Stanley LearyFebruary 25, 2019September 1, 2025

Although an article published in the Journal of Computers in Human Behavior didn't prove the exact correlation between narcissism and social media, it certainly picked up on how social media enhances and possibly contributes to…

Nikon D5 & 28-300mm perfect travel for sports

Nikon D5 & 28-300mm perfect travel for sports

by Stanley LearyFebruary 25, 2019September 1, 2025

Little boy roping during the Dummy Roping Contest at the 27th Annual Pana'Ewa Stampede Rodeo put on by the Hawaii Horse Owners in Hilo, Hawaii, on February 18, 2019. [NIKON D5, 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6, ISO…

If I had to start over today

If I had to start over today

by Stanley LearyFebruary 7, 2019September 1, 2025

I would recommend that most people invest in a mirrorless camera system. I would not recommend starting with the Nikon FM2 that I first started my professional career shooting. Nikon Z6 with Sigma 24-105mm ƒ/4…

KISS for portraits

KISS for portraits

by Stanley LearyFebruary 5, 2019September 1, 2025

Alexia Shepherd [NIKON Z 6, 85.0 mm f/1.8, ISO 50, ƒ/4, 1/160, Focal Length = 85]  When you are changing lighting setups or camera settings, you cannot pay attention to expressions. Giving a lot of…

What you can learn from actors

What you can learn from actors

by Stanley LearyFebruary 4, 2019September 1, 2025

I believe there is such a thing as overdirecting a person during a headshot/portrait session. I love working with actors because they want to use their skills and rarely get to do that with photographers…

Know your audience

Know your audience

by Stanley LearyJanuary 29, 2019March 27, 2026

Look carefully at these first two photographs. What is similar, and what is different? [NIKON D5, 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8, ISO 7200, ƒ/7.1, 1/250] They are in the same church on the same day. The difference…

Meet Storyteller Hannah Bohrer

Meet Storyteller Hannah Bohrer

by Stanley LearyJanuary 27, 2019September 1, 2025

I walked over to Hannah Bohrer and asked her about her story. The night before, she had met her subject of the tale Marlen Talledo. Marlen and Hannah at the premier showing of the videos.…

Meet Storyteller Naomi Harward

Meet Storyteller Naomi Harward

by Stanley LearyJanuary 25, 2019September 1, 2025

I met Naomi Harward a couple of years ago at our Storytellers Abroad Workshop in Nicaragua. Naomi is one of the quietest people I have ever met. Naomi working with James Dockery on her project.…

Meet Storyteller Rose Finley

Meet Storyteller Rose Finley

by Stanley LearyJanuary 23, 2019September 1, 2025

I first met Rose Finley at our Storytellers Abroad workshop in Nicaragua. Rose is such a joy to be around. While she is quiet, she does love to laugh. Rose talking with missionary. [NIKON D7100,…

Meet Storytellers Marissa Dickey and Jamie Gessner

Meet Storytellers Marissa Dickey and Jamie Gessner

by Stanley LearyJanuary 22, 2019September 1, 2025

Marissa Dickey and Jamie Gessner are ABWE Career Missionaries in Colombia, South America. When Jeff Raymond and I went on our scouting trip to Lima in October, we talked with Evelyn Stone, the founder of…

Meet Storyteller Stephanie Simmons

Meet Storyteller Stephanie Simmons

by Stanley LearyJanuary 22, 2019September 1, 2025

[photo above is of the seminary night classes that share the space with a school] Jorge Quintana is a seminary student whose storyteller Stephanie Simmons was given to tell his story. See the story she…

Meet Storyteller Jay York

Meet Storyteller Jay York

by Stanley LearyJanuary 21, 2019September 1, 2025

Jay York is working on his story for the Storytellers Abroad Workshop in Lima, Peru [NIKON Z 6, 24.0-105.0 mm f/4.0, ISO 32000, ƒ/6.3, 1/200, Focal Length = 24] I have known Jay York for…

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