For Sale: Ebony SV45Ti 4×5″ Large Format View Camera
side viewI can see it now as I type: some will be rushing to this post to see if Michael Gordon has given up large format and “gone digital”. Nope! The Chamonix 045-N has become my view

Rare Earth
I made this photograph pre-dawn in Utah’s Caineville Badlands (east of capitol Reef National Park) one October 2009 morning. That’s Factory Butte on the right and the Henry Mountains on the left. Nearby, my good friend Guy Tal was making his own photograp

Great News for Joshua Tree National Park!
Joshua Tree National ParkThe U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s rejection of a plan — 20 years in the making — that sought to turn a former iron ore mine near Joshua Tree National Park into the “largest landfill in the United States,” according to the decision. Tuesd

Art from the Pit
Art from the PitNope – this post has nothing to do with juicy tips from the trenches. Although it may end up being the first of many Art from the Pit posts. What the hay am I talking about? I have a sweet and loving pit bull named Mojave. You can read a little about her story here. Desp

Lucky – one month later…
Lucky the Cat, pre-injuryAbout three weeks ago I wrote a post about our cat, Lucky, who had been shot at close range and sustained a severe fracture of the front left humerus. It’s now been about one month since the incident, and Lucky had yet another follow-up appointment and more radiographs today. I’m happy to re