The challenge for week six of the 52-week photography project is “candy (artistic).” The goal was to take pictures of candy without showing actual candy in the photographs. That was a bit challenging, and I kind of showed actual candy… or maybe I did. Below are the pictures that I took and the stories that […]
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Today, I went to the White House to interview President Mighty Mouth. He had just finished a press conference with Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan. While Prime Minister Abe conferred with his staff, I spoke with President Mouth. MM: Before you ask me any questions or, even worse, address me as “Mr. Baldwin,”
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Today, I took my bear for an adventure. We experienced humans at their creative best and at their angriest worst. Below is a photo essay of the bear exploring the world. Morning tea. Ahh. At my painting class. I painted a picture of the bears, using a technique called pointillism. It involves making dots with
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One of the greatest things about painting is the variety of surfaces available that can be decorated with paint. Some of them are inappropriate. It’s probably not a great idea to decorate the living room wall with crayon drawings. Interpretive signs at parks, road signs, etc., are also probably not the best surfaces for artistic
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The challenge for week five of the 52 week photography project is called “ten shots: technical.” Take ten shots of the same subject from different angles, distances, and focal lengths. After taking the ten pictures of the same subject, I am supposed to choose my favorite to share. I changed it up a bit for
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My weekend in Cleveland is over, and I am back at home. It was a good experience. It was too cold to get much outdoor time so all of the pictures were taken inside. Below is my weekend in images. Friday Bear and I hopped on a Greyhound bus. It was approximately a four hour ride
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I have come to Cleveland for the weekend to visit my dear friends, Maria Smith and Charlie Hurst. I first met them in Antigua Guatemala in 1987, when we were in language school. We lived with the same host family. After I came home, I lost touch with them. When I was in federal prison
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The challenge for week five of the 52 week photography project is called “ten shots: technical.” Take ten shots of the same subject from different angles, distances, and focal lengths. After taking the ten pictures of the same subject, I am supposed to choose my favorite to share. I’ve decided to change it up a
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On January 1st, I started a new photography project. My goal is to take at least one photograph a day for the entire year, following a program called the 52-week photography challenge for 2017. It is being organized by Dogwood Photography, located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dogwood Photography operates a photography school in Wilmington and
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During the summer of 2008, I participated in a walk that was organized by a group called “Voices for Creative Nonviolence.” Here is a link to the Voices for Creative Nonviolence website: link to the Voices for Creative Nonviolence website People from Voices for Creative Nonviolence visit war zones and focus on forming relationships with
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