by John Comito | Feb 21, 2021 | Images, Photo Blog, Still Life
I have been off and on with a project of late. I have been focusing on the Nautilus shells I have in my collection. I was first entranced by the images of Edward Weston and his shell studies. I ended up obtaining a couple of nautilus shells to make some early images...
by John Comito | Jan 29, 2021 | Images, Photo Blog, Still Life
I was cleaning out some files and came upon an article/blog that I thought I had posted from back in 2015. After rereading and making some edits I am want to share these 6 year old thoughts. The catalyst for this blog was from the writer/blogger Rod Dreher. He was...
by John Comito | Nov 19, 2020 | Images, Photo Blog, Still Life
It seems the only ones who are really interested in photographic art are other photographers Recently I entertained some new friends at my home. They had never been to the house and we took them on a brief tour. My wife and I have one room that we have set aside as a...
by John Comito | Nov 16, 2020 | Cityscape, Images, Photo Blog, Still Life
“Of all the ridiculous things the most ridiculous seems to me, to be busy to be a man who is brisk about his food and his work… What, I wonder, do these busy folks get done?” – Soren Kierkegaard Recently I was reading an article about busyness being laziness....
by John Comito | Aug 6, 2020 | Botanical, Images, Photo Blog, Still Life
These are several of the images I have been working on from my recent trip to Montana. My return trip took me home through Utah past an area I used to photograph frequently over 20 years ago. While Utah has changed and grown it was a relief to see there has been...
by John Comito | Jun 17, 2020 | Botanical, Cityscape, Images, Photo Blog, Still Life
If an artist is supposed to propose new ways of seeing and creating, it’s worrying when social media platforms feel like they’re turning us all into sycophantic clones. The time has come to make a move from the social media click and like manner of creativity and...
