Let’s see some of the earliest photos you’ve made —

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Kodak Instamatic 127 cassette camera. 1975 or thereabouts.

The little girl in that picture now looks like this:

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Nikon Z8, Contax 100/2.8 Macro Planar at f:2.8 ISO 500

The little boy in those pictures, now looks like this:

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Nikon Z8. EXIF data says 50/1.8 Z lens at f:2, ISO 500, but I am pretty sure it was the Contax 85/1.4 at f:2
 
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Comparing your early photos to your present day images do you feel you have remained consistent in how you view the world photographically. Of course we hopefully improve but is your composition and subject matter consistent with your current work.

I look back at mine and definitely see a strong connection both in subject and the way I compose and present my subject. I’ve remained consistent over 70 years😲.
 
x-ray said:
Comparing your early photos to your present day images do you feel you have remained consistent in how you view the world photographically. Of course we hopefully improve but is your composition and subject matter consistent with your current work.

I look back at mine and definitely see a strong connection both in subject and the way I compose and present my subject. I’ve remained consistent over 70 years😲.
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That's a pretty strong, "yes," for me. I have always been looking for the same things.
 
x-ray said:
Comparing your early photos to your present day images do you feel you have remained consistent in how you view the world photographically. Of course we hopefully improve but is your composition and subject matter consistent with your current work.

I look back at mine and definitely see a strong connection both in subject and the way I compose and present my subject. I’ve remained consistent over 70 years😲.
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I started working professionally early in my photography journey and I really never developed a personal "vision". It was only after I changed careers that I began to actually develop a consistent and evolving photographic aesthetic. Those years working as a newspaper photographer did teach me a lot about the mechanics so I'm grateful for them in that respect.
 
Some more early-70’s Polaroids. I still have some of the items.

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1940’s era Philco B&W TV 📺 set. The bottom cabinet/stand was made by my Dad - a professional cabinet maker. To the right, an old RCA turntable console.

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I believe that was my old Remington typewriter, Fender Champ amplifier, old Zenith tube Radio. I still have the Harmon mute, Wetsclock alarm ⏰ clock, and Indian brass incense holder sitting atop the radio.
 
Another one from 1978 and the K1000:

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Jim "the tiger" was a famous street performer in Athens Monastiraki square. He was impressing spectators by breaking stones and bricks, bending horse shoes, thick steel plates and rods, tearing packs of playing cards etc, all with his own bare hands!
 
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Some more early-70’s Polaroids. I still have some of the items.

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1940’s era Philco B&W TV 📺 set. The bottom cabinet/stand was made by my Dad - a professional cabinet maker. To the right, an old RCA turntable console.

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I believe that was my old Remington typewriter, Fender Champ amplifier, old Zenith tube Radio. I still have the Harmon mute, Wetsclock alarm ⏰ clock, and Indian brass incense holder sitting atop the radio.
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I really like these. They’re a really good depiction of life at that time.

I took Polaroid for granted until it was gone and now I miss that look.
 
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