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Oct 2024
2:
A little ain’t enough
Sep 2024
30:
Brands became bands.
Sep 2024
16:
When text wins over video
Sep 2024
8:
“Don’t compete with yourself.”
Sep 2024
2:
What’s your creative refuge?
Jul 2024
28:
AI Burnout
Jul 2024
25:
Does AI decrease productivity?
Jul 2024
8:
Revenge of the Essayists
Jun 2024
23:
New: Principles for Newsletters Paperback
Jun 2024
18:
What’s with the hostility towards personal publishing?
May 2024
18:
Embrace the carnage.
May 2024
9:
Notes on The Newsletter Conference 2024
Apr 2024
24:
This will sound obvious in 3 years
Mar 2024
31:
Long Form = Long Term
Mar 2024
27:
Why I went back to buying CDs (and you should too)
Feb 2024
19:
Create like an Icelander.
Feb 2024
7:
Read an Excerpt from Principles for Newsletters
Feb 2024
6:
Behind-the-Scenes: Principles for Newsletters
Jan 2024
29:
Principles for Newsletters
Dec 2023
14:
Your favorite links of 2023
Nov 2023
13:
Everything is an essay.
Oct 2023
12:
Easier books and handsome home screens
Sep 2023
23:
Indie Hope and Bankers Boxes
Sep 2023
19:
The Wisdom of the Bankers Box
Sep 2023
12:
Social proof is overrated.
Sep 2023
11:
Enjoy collaboration…or else!
Sep 2023
8:
“Don’t stay home.”
Aug 2023
28:
The Best Newsletter in the World
Aug 2023
23:
Never meet your heroes?
Aug 2023
9:
Some Idiot Wrote This
Aug 2023
2:
Creativity vs. Productivity 🥊
Jul 2023
26:
Personalization is creepy.
Jul 2023
19:
RIP: The External 🧠
Jul 2023
12:
Thanks for the advice!
Jul 2023
5:
Opens Wins
Jun 2023
28:
Don’t mess with librarians.
Jun 2023
21:
Publish or perish? Document or die.
Jun 2023
14:
Why would you write a book in 2023?
Jun 2023
7:
Do Personal Brands Matter?
May 2023
31:
Want a Do-Over for This Month?
May 2023
24:
The Books of No Excuses
May 2023
17:
The Workspace of the Future Is a Workbench
May 2023
10:
Your 3-Step Book
May 2023
3:
Solitude Deprivation
Apr 2023
26:
When Pay to Play Doesn’t Pay
Apr 2023
19:
You’re not namedropping enough.
Apr 2023
12:
Principles for Creating with AI
Apr 2023
5:
Choose your stressor.
Mar 2023
29:
They tricked us.
Mar 2023
22:
Consistency is simpler than you think.
Mar 2023
15:
Are you useful?
Mar 2023
8:
The C Word
Mar 2023
1:
Where were we 10 years ago?
Feb 2023
22:
What do you have to offer?
Feb 2023
15:
Brainless Tasks
Feb 2023
8:
Your Smartest Dumb Tech
Jan 2023
18:
How to Stay Creative Forever
Jan 2023
8:
The Future of AI, Newsletters, and Your Garden
Jan 2023
1:
4 big questions for email marketing in 2023
Dec 2022
30:
Is AI going to take creators’ jobs?
Dec 2022
28:
Just a Series of Garden Offices
Dec 2022
16:
The Stupidest Experiment
Nov 2022
18:
Just putting it out there
Nov 2022
13:
Surviving the Ad-pocalypse…Again
Oct 2022
10:
Return of the Lazy Billionaire
Sep 2022
23:
Having trouble starting your next thing?
Aug 2022
17:
The Cures for Burnout
Jul 2022
13:
Consumption is underrated.
Jul 2022
7:
Why Nerds Win
Jun 2022
29:
You are more interesting than you think.
Jun 2022
24:
You’re Doing Email Marketing Wrong
Jun 2022
23:
Why move to Ghost?
Jun 2022
22:
The Most Useful Book Cover Constraint
Jun 2022
21:
A Lesser Minimalism
Jun 2022
20:
Be everywhere. But be your best here.
Jun 2022
5:
Ghosting to Improve Relationships
Apr 2022
15:
New Newsletter: How to Enjoy What Doesn’t Exist
Mar 2022
31:
New newsletter: How Spring Break Broke
Mar 2022
28:
A New Brand of Unsubscribe
Mar 2022
4:
Is plain text best?
Feb 2022
28:
New newsletter: HustleTrust
Feb 2022
23:
The great personal newsletter migration
Feb 2022
7:
New(ish) Newsletter
Jan 2022
18:
Practical Ways to Post Something Every Day
Jan 2022
2:
35 Lessons from 35 Years of Newsletter Publishing
Nov 2021
27:
Clarity is Expensive
Oct 2021
21:
New Newsletter: Walking in Memphis
Oct 2021
14:
The Importance of Giving a Shit
Sep 2021
26:
Dave or Sammy? Ernie Ball or Kramer?
Aug 2021
21:
Marketing Maps Vs. Marketing Plans
Aug 2021
19:
Book Review: Four Thousand Weeks
Aug 2021
18:
Take Note
Jul 2021
19:
Can Your Desk Help You Organize Your Thoughts?
Jul 2021
1:
Mies van der Rohe Marketing
Jun 2021
28:
After, Not Once
Jun 2021
4:
The Importance of Your Calendar
Jun 2021
2:
Experiments Check-In 2
Jun 2021
1:
A Good Philosophy for Personal Publishing
May 2021
17:
Daily Lunch Notes Update
May 2021
5:
The Problem with Newsletter Advice
May 2021
4:
Generosity Comes from People
May 2021
3:
Algorithm vs. Audience
Apr 2021
16:
My Holy Grail Pen and Paper
Apr 2021
15:
A Punch in the Gut
Mar 2021
25:
Put relationships first.
Mar 2021
23:
Ghost Resurrects, Haunts Substack
Mar 2021
22:
For the Best Ideas, Go Without
Mar 2021
17:
How does it make you feel?
Mar 2021
15:
Trust Without Metrics
Mar 2021
14:
MIQ vs MIT
Mar 2021
12:
Public Speaking Tip: Get Angry
Mar 2021
11:
Do subject lines matter anymore?
Mar 2021
9:
My ADHD Wearable
Mar 2021
8:
You Need 2 Things
Mar 2021
6:
How to Get the 3 Things You Want Most
Mar 2021
5:
Perfectly Designed Imperfection
Mar 2021
4:
Seth Godin on Why You Should Start a Podcast
Mar 2021
3:
Audience First Vs. Product First
Mar 2021
2:
My Personal Publishing Principles for 2021
Mar 2021
1:
Experiments Check In
Feb 2021
28:
Get Your Ass Kicked
Feb 2021
27:
22nd Birthday Makeover
Feb 2021
26:
2 Dutch Sayings You’ll Use Every Day
Feb 2021
25:
Reading Is An Action
Feb 2021
24:
Practice Avoids Perfect
Feb 2021
23:
Hey, World! It’s About Time!
Feb 2021
22:
Ask.
Feb 2021
21:
David Lee Roth Predicted the Future
Feb 2021
20:
Why Chaos May Reign in Newsletter Design
Feb 2021
19:
What should your personal newsletter include?
Feb 2021
18:
How to Measure Your Newsletter’s Success
Feb 2021
17:
RIP Email Again
Feb 2021
16:
Have you ever met Eddie Van Halen?
Feb 2021
15:
Experiment 2: New Newsletter
Feb 2021
14:
Experiment 1: Sivers Style
Feb 2021
13:
Default Apps for Productivity
Feb 2021
12:
“You’re Wrong About…”
Feb 2021
11:
Unexpected Design Playgrounds
Feb 2021
10:
Welcome to my kinda meh personal site.
Feb 2021
9:
25 Years of Creativity for $200
Feb 2021
8:
“Real” cameras lost.
Feb 2021
7:
Daily Lunch Notes
Feb 2021
5:
Who decides?
Jan 2021
23:
A Love Letter to the Link Post
Jan 2021
18:
It’s Time to Get Personal
Dec 2020
18:
My Door Is Always Open
Dec 2020
17:
Overthinking? Try this iOS Shortcut.
Dec 2020
14:
How to Journal Every Day for 10 Years
Dec 2020
6:
9 Lessons on Landing Pages
Dec 2020
3:
A Lesser Photographer Audiobook
Nov 2020
17:
Write for a life.
Nov 2020
15:
The Arguments Folder
Oct 2020
25:
Things 3 Is Step Zero
Oct 2020
15:
New newsletter: The king is dead. Long live Ed.
Oct 2020
12:
Let's Keep in Touch
Sep 2020
27:
New newsletter: Why ask?
Aug 2020
21:
Be a Lazy Billionaire
Aug 2020
1:
New newsletter: Giant Books and Paid Newsletters
Jul 2020
14:
New Newsletter: Issue #256: Remembering Fun and Rest
Jun 2020
21:
New Newsletter: Quick Father's Day Issue
May 2020
26:
New newsletter: Issue #253: Begun the newsletter wars have
May 2020
21:
The best business advice he ever got...
May 2020
13:
A Lesser Photographer Gets a New Cover
May 2020
11:
How to Get to #1 on Amazon (Or at Least How I Did It Twice)
May 2020
11:
Review: Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music
May 2020
11:
Newsletter Issue #252: 14 Diversions
Apr 2020
13:
The Era of Perfection
Apr 2020
6:
New newsletter: Issue #250 "Creativity in Anxietyland"
Mar 2020
31:
"Suggestions for Staying Safe While Shopping"
Mar 2020
22:
New newsletter: Issue #249 “Hunkered”
Feb 2020
29:
Further Reading on Newsletters
Feb 2020
28:
Examples of Newsletters Doing It Right
Feb 2020
27:
The Future of Privacy in Newsletters
Feb 2020
26:
Ask for testimonials.
Feb 2020
25:
Pick a day, any day.
Feb 2020
24:
Strategize long before you monetize.
Feb 2020
23:
Meet your subscribers.
Feb 2020
22:
Automate when it makes sense.
Feb 2020
21:
The Smartest Things Ever Said About Email Newsletters
Feb 2020
20:
Attracting Readers: Social Media
Feb 2020
19:
Have a personality.
Feb 2020
18:
Get started.
Feb 2020
17:
Attracting Readers: Forwards
Feb 2020
16:
New Newsletter: Creating Your Newsletter Week 2
Feb 2020
16:
Go headless.
Feb 2020
15:
Put your best link forward.
Feb 2020
14:
Add your newsletter link to all the things.
Feb 2020
13:
Recommended: Newsletter Ninja
Feb 2020
12:
Be consistent.
Feb 2020
11:
Don't call it a newsletter. Don't ask readers to subscribe.
Feb 2020
10:
Attracting Subscribers to Your Newsletter: Lead Generators
Feb 2020
9:
Recommended: Chimp Essentials
Feb 2020
8:
Subject lines don’t matter as much as your From line.
Feb 2020
7:
Conquer Newsletter Obesity
Feb 2020
6:
Don’t personalize. Write like a person.
Feb 2020
5:
Recommended: Do Open
Feb 2020
4:
Introduce Yourself!
Feb 2020
3:
Finding Your Favorite Newsletter Format
Feb 2020
2:
Define Your Audience
Feb 2020
1:
Why You Need a Newsletter in 2020
Feb 2020
1:
Month of Daily Posts 2: Newsletters
Jan 2020
24:
Can you publish a guitar?
Jan 2020
12:
The Year in Review
Dec 2019
5:
A Month of Blogging about Anxiety: The Results
Nov 2019
30:
Survive
Nov 2019
29:
Play
Nov 2019
28:
Eliminate Extra Inboxes
Nov 2019
27:
Get Lost in Music
Nov 2019
26:
Declare Independence
Nov 2019
25:
Go Camping
Nov 2019
24:
Add and Remove Automations
Nov 2019
23:
Paint with Light
Nov 2019
22:
Quit Your Presidential Campaign
Nov 2019
21:
Notifications Can Go Straight to Hell
Nov 2019
20:
Put "You" Away for a While
Nov 2019
19:
Break Up with Social Media
Nov 2019
18:
Laugh
Nov 2019
17:
Cut the Stimulants
Nov 2019
16:
Collect Your Testimonials
Nov 2019
15:
Apply Constraints
Nov 2019
14:
Have a Drink
Nov 2019
13:
Stop Scheduling Your Anxiety
Nov 2019
12:
Exercise Your Brain
Nov 2019
11:
Go Outside
Nov 2019
10:
Create a Morning Pages Habit
Nov 2019
9:
Journal for What’s Now
Nov 2019
8:
My Hero on Halloween
Nov 2019
7:
You Need to Sleep More
Nov 2019
6:
Be Alone Without Being Lonely
Nov 2019
5:
Test Your DNA
Nov 2019
4:
Meditate
Nov 2019
3:
Breathe
Nov 2019
2:
Radical Acceptance
Nov 2019
1:
Try Neurofeedback
Nov 2019
1:
30 Practical Tactics to Decrease Your Anxiety (Intro)
Oct 2019
28:
Coming in November: 30 Practical Tactics to Decrease Your Anxiety
Oct 2019
20:
Do You "Take" Photographs or "Make" Photographs?
Oct 2019
7:
New Newsletter: Who Has the Best Personal Website
Sep 2019
20:
Digitizing My Van Halen Archives
Sep 2019
5:
A Lesser Photographer Now Available in Libraries and Stores
Sep 2019
4:
Why keep old tweets?
Sep 2019
1:
New Newsletter: Your Habits Create You
Aug 2019
28:
How One Music Retailer is Beating Amazon
Aug 2019
26:
A Lesson from the 90s in Finalizing Projects
Aug 2019
25:
Library Tourism: Vancouver
Aug 2019
24:
Your Habits Create Who You Are
Aug 2019
19:
Images from Alaska
Aug 2019
2:
New Newsletter: There’s no such thing as vegetables or continents.
Jul 2019
23:
I Love Newsletters
Jul 2019
9:
After You’ve Mastered the Craft
Jul 2019
5:
New Newsletter: Consider Writing
Jun 2019
24:
A Few Seconds in Utah
Jun 2019
22:
Free Will in a Nutshell
Jun 2019
21:
Violinists are Lazy
May 2019
28:
New Newsletter: Build Your Personal Library
May 2019
15:
Nobody ever says on their deathbed...
Apr 2019
29:
Newish Newsletter: An Unlikely Fix for Media
Apr 2019
19:
The Resurrection of DVDs
Mar 2019
28:
New Newsletter: Be a Librarian
Mar 2019
27:
Revisiting Ulysses
Mar 2019
25:
Be a Librarian to Your Readers: An Interview with Austin Kleon
Feb 2019
25:
New Newsletter: Why I Unsubbed 400 of You
Feb 2019
11:
Which Note Taking App Should I Use?
Feb 2019
6:
"Sources of Personal Competitive Advantage"
Feb 2019
5:
Marie Curie's Notebook
Feb 2019
4:
Why I Just Unsubscribed 400 of You
Jan 2019
31:
Keep Going
Jan 2019
28:
New Newsletter: Why do some people hate positive news?
Jan 2019
15:
It's Getting Better All the Time
Jan 2019
11:
Craig Mod on What Makes a Good Newsletter
Jan 2019
1:
Get Published Podcast Episode 169: CJ Chilvers
Dec 2018
31:
Thanks, Hamish!
Dec 2018
27:
I Finally Made a "Now" Page
Nov 2018
21:
New Newsletter: Talent, Hard Work, or Luck?
Nov 2018
15:
Consistency
Nov 2018
14:
The Value of a “Good Old Newsletter”
Oct 2018
22:
The Mechanization of Knowledge
Oct 2018
3:
New Newsletter: The New Edition of A Lesser Photographer
Oct 2018
2:
A Lesser Photographer Second Edition Is Out!
Sep 2018
17:
Should We Stop Listening to Podcasts?
Sep 2018
14:
Finally! A Photography 101 Course I Can Recommend
Sep 2018
13:
Using Ulysses as a Database for The Van Halen Encyclopedia
Sep 2018
6:
Brian Koppelman: “Go Do the Thing.”
Aug 2018
30:
I Launched a Book on Patreon
Aug 2018
30:
New newsletter: What if you have nothing more to say?
Aug 2018
14:
When You Have Nothing More to Say
Jul 2018
31:
Does It Get Any Better than This?
Jul 2018
22:
New newsletter: How to be the dumbest person in the room
Jul 2018
11:
How to Be the Dumbest Person in the Room
Jun 2018
23:
New Newsletter: Find a Better Problem to Solve
Jun 2018
12:
The Creativity Bubble
Jun 2018
7:
Seth Godin to the World: You’re Still Not Blogging Daily?!
Jun 2018
6:
My Home Screen
May 2018
18:
New newsletter: Make useless things
Apr 2018
27:
Remember Photoblogging?
Apr 2018
24:
Best Practices for Newsletters
Apr 2018
12:
How to Not Die in the Next 10 Years
Apr 2018
3:
Speed Still Matters
Mar 2018
25:
Artist or Imbecile?
Mar 2018
22:
Any Imbecile
Mar 2018
22:
Questions
Mar 2018
19:
Destroy a Hotel, Blame It on Journey 🎸
Mar 2018
8:
Van Halen Destroys the 7th Floor of the Sheraton Inn
Mar 2018
8:
Getting More from Your Calendar
Mar 2018
6:
Productivity Addiction
Mar 2018
5:
This Week’s Newsletter: The Key to a Happy Life
Feb 2018
20:
Facebook is Delusional
Feb 2018
20:
The Book Hiding in Your Blog
Feb 2018
17:
A Free Mini Scheduling Course
Feb 2018
15:
This Quote Scares the Hell Out of Me
Feb 2018
15:
Being Accountable for a New Habit
Feb 2018
12:
Evaluating Apps for My Next Book
Feb 2018
10:
The Ad Model Reckoning Is Upon Us
Feb 2018
9:
In the Unlikely Event of Whitespace
Feb 2018
5:
"We Need Publishers"
Feb 2018
4:
IBS Saved My Life
Feb 2018
1:
You Don't Need to Start a Podcast
Jan 2018
31:
An Update on My Most Important Daily Writing Assignment
Jan 2018
30:
Welcome Back Blogging?
Jan 2018
18:
Schedule Your Creativity
Jan 2018
17:
The Continued Rise of Indie Magazines
Jan 2018
15:
Resolve to not resolve this year
Jan 2018
2:
The Camera is the Next Keyboard
Dec 2017
30:
Does Google Miss Google Reader?
Dec 2017
9:
There's Nothing Magical about Creativity
Dec 2017
9:
Why Tumblr Was the Best
Dec 2017
8:
Why Tumblr Was the Best
Dec 2017
7:
Photo Safari
Dec 2017
7:
The Creative Bar Podcast
Nov 2017
22:
Has Photography Gone from an Introvert to Extravert Hobby?
Nov 2017
22:
Chris Hardwick on Scheduling and Note Taking
Nov 2017
22:
Austin Kleon on Blogging Daily
Nov 2017
22:
Old Advice is New Advice: There Are No Rules
Nov 2017
18:
My Most Important Daily Writing Assignment
Nov 2017
16:
David DuChemin on Productivity
Nov 2017
15:
The Future of A Lesser Photographer
Nov 2017
13:
Ignorance is Bliss
Nov 2017
10:
How to Balance Creativity and Productivity
Nov 2017
9:
The Most Important Call to Action for Your Readers
Nov 2017
8:
An Inbox for Your Time
Nov 2017
7:
The Value of Attention
Nov 2017
6:
My Favorite Newsletter
Nov 2017
3:
The Message vs. the Book
Nov 2017
2:
Behavioral Economics and Creativity
Nov 2017
1:
Why You Should Work in Silence
Oct 2017
31:
Chris Ducker on Time Management
Oct 2017
30:
Legacy is a Sales Tool
Oct 2017
23:
The Hierarchy of Online Consumption
Oct 2017
20:
How to Podcast Daily
Oct 2017
16:
Amateurs vs. Pros
Oct 2017
16:
Field Notes HQ
Oct 2017
12:
New Newsletter & Meetup: How is Film Like a Sailboat?
Oct 2017
4:
Constraints work (on experts too)
Sep 2017
28:
Every Age is a Golden Age
Sep 2017
27:
My Dad Sees in Real Color for the First Time in 74 years
Sep 2017
25:
3 Courses I Bought This Year Even Though I Hate Online Courses
Sep 2017
24:
This Week's Newsletter: 🍁 Goodbye Summer, Hello Again 🍂
Aug 2017
19:
This Week's Newsletter: Move Near Water. Get Up Early.
Aug 2017
15:
Stay Up?
Jul 2017
17:
This Week's Newsletter: The Excitement of Being Dull
Jul 2017
10:
Copyblogger Certified Content Marketer Course Review
Jul 2017
9:
The Two Most Stress Relieving Sentences in the English Language
Jun 2017
21:
This Week's Newsletter: What is Free Speech?
May 2017
30:
Is It Unethical to Publish to Facebook?
May 2017
26:
All Creative Projects Are 365 Projects
May 2017
25:
Random Positive Reinforcement
May 2017
24:
The Self-Imposed Deadline
May 2017
23:
An Argument Against "Deep Work"
May 2017
22:
If You Could Only Photograph One Subject...
May 2017
18:
Listen Up!
May 2017
17:
Eric Kim Quits Instagram for Blogging
May 2017
16:
Book Review: Do Open
May 2017
12:
I Was Wrong About Landscape Photography
May 2017
10:
How to Enjoy a Vacation
May 2017
9:
Self Awareness is Underrated
May 2017
8:
The Bayles Exercise
May 2017
5:
Why Relationships Matter More Than Products
May 2017
4:
How to Stop Creative Paralysis
May 2017
3:
Book Review: Designing Your Life
May 2017
2:
Love for 16mm
Apr 2017
30:
My Personal Newsletter One-Year Review
Apr 2017
28:
The Romance of Photojournalism
Apr 2017
27:
The Importance of Curators
Apr 2017
26:
Trust Is Scarce
Apr 2017
25:
Day One Revisited
Apr 2017
24:
The Extraordinary Can't Exist Without the Ordinary
Apr 2017
21:
A List of Reasons to Pick Up a Film Camera
Apr 2017
20:
Content Omnivores
Apr 2017
19:
Let It Out
Apr 2017
18:
If You Still Haven't Started that Blog...
Apr 2017
17:
The Gruber Model
Apr 2017
14:
When the Right Tool for the Job is Wrong
Apr 2017
13:
Family Photography
Apr 2017
12:
This is a Real Writer
Apr 2017
11:
What Can't Be Taught in Photography
Apr 2017
10:
My New Business Cards
Apr 2017
7:
Completionism is a Disease
Apr 2017
6:
Thank You
Apr 2017
5:
Something We Can All Agree On (Wisconsin Supper Clubs)
Apr 2017
4:
Independence Day
Apr 2017
3:
Billionaires Who Blog
Apr 2017
1:
Laugh It Up Google
Mar 2017
22:
The Importance of Being Small
Mar 2017
16:
Being Creatively Lost is Awesome
Mar 2017
9:
How Good is the President's Pen?
Mar 2017
8:
I Like Analog Because I Am Analog
Feb 2017
14:
Seth Godin on Why He Keeps Blogging and Creating Books
Feb 2017
13:
Self Awareness
Feb 2017
1:
Home Screens as Therapy
Jan 2017
24:
Schedule Your Thinking
Jan 2017
20:
Where the Herd Is
Jan 2017
20:
No Worries
Jan 2017
17:
Focus on Done
Jan 2017
9:
My Rules for Publishing (2017 Edition)
Dec 2016
18:
Finding Deeper Meaning in Photography
Dec 2016
11:
The Biggest Regret of My Career
Dec 2016
9:
Dave & Dave Unchained: Episode 9
Dec 2016
4:
Are You a Good Photographer?
Nov 2016
28:
Get Excited About Photography Again
Nov 2016
17:
Book Review: The Revenge of Analog
Nov 2016
15:
What Can I Do For You?
Nov 2016
11:
Weekly Newsletter: Everything is OK
Nov 2016
9:
When Quantity Produces Quality
Nov 2016
8:
Everything is OK
Nov 2016
4:
The Economy that Never Dies
Nov 2016
1:
Independent Blogging is Healthier Than Ever and Still Dying
Oct 2016
31:
Musicians Want Their Analog Tools Back
Oct 2016
27:
Good Questions
Oct 2016
26:
Mindful Reading...and Publishing
Oct 2016
25:
Reasons to Buy Paper Books
Oct 2016
21:
New Newsletter
Oct 2016
20:
I Hate Your Work
Oct 2016
19:
Work Hard and Be Nice To People
Oct 2016
18:
The Stakes Couldn't Be Lower
Oct 2016
12:
Big Ideas
Oct 2016
11:
Bank People
Oct 2016
10:
Photos from Sanibel, FL
Oct 2016
7:
Photo Xperiment Podcast: You Are Not Just a Photographer
Sep 2016
22:
Sabbaticals
Sep 2016
21:
"Quit Social Media"
Sep 2016
20:
You'll Go Blind
Sep 2016
19:
Give It Away
Sep 2016
15:
A Pessimistic View of Optimism
Sep 2016
14:
Things are Getter Better All the Time
Sep 2016
13:
The Future for Photographers
Sep 2016
12:
Think Before You Share
Sep 2016
9:
Bring Back The Hobby
Sep 2016
8:
Making a Thing
Sep 2016
7:
What You Can Learn from John Free's "3 Things"
Sep 2016
6:
Sharing Family Photos
Sep 2016
2:
The Biggest Lies You've Been Told About Photography
Sep 2016
1:
Start Something Small to Build Something Great
Aug 2016
31:
Why I Won't Sell My Books on Amazon
Aug 2016
30:
What Are the Biggest Lies You've Been Told about Photography?
Aug 2016
29:
The Importance of Leisure
Aug 2016
26:
You Shouldn't Need to Be Forced to Respect Your Reader
Aug 2016
25:
"Everything is a Link"
Aug 2016
24:
What Do You Have to Lose?
Aug 2016
23:
The Problem(s) with (Most) Online Courses
Aug 2016
22:
Two Photography Tribes
Aug 2016
19:
Poll Results: Your Favorite Social Network
Aug 2016
18:
Back to School
Aug 2016
17:
Erase the List
Aug 2016
16:
Selling Ideas
Aug 2016
15:
Thinking Slower
Aug 2016
15:
Newsletter Sneak Peek
Aug 2016
12:
"Artists Shouldn't Be on Social Media"
Aug 2016
11:
Why Choose Film in 2016?
Aug 2016
10:
Kill Your To Do List
Aug 2016
9:
Empty Reading
Aug 2016
8:
Photomediations: An Open Book
Aug 2016
5:
How We See Art
Aug 2016
4:
A Note about Notes
Aug 2016
3:
There is Less to Life
Aug 2016
2:
The Lost Art of the Print Envelope
Aug 2016
1:
Print Publishers Should Learn from the Photobook
Jul 2016
29:
The Benefits of Anonymity
Jul 2016
28:
The Slow Death of Tumblr (and Medium)
Jul 2016
27:
The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect
Jul 2016
26:
Personal Website Check-In (6 Months Later)
Jul 2016
25:
Your Gear Does Matter
Jul 2016
22:
The Future of Photography
Jul 2016
21:
New Order: A Decluttering Handbook for Creative Folks
Jul 2016
20:
Obsessed with the Ordinary
Jul 2016
19:
Chris Marquardt Reads from A Lesser Photographer
Jul 2016
18:
Stolen Ideas
Jul 2016
15:
Lessons for Your Summer Photo Trip
Jul 2016
14:
You Don't Have the Time You Think You Do
Jul 2016
13:
Why Frederick Douglass Loved Photography
Jul 2016
12:
The Hierarchy of Photography Publishing
Jul 2016
11:
Get the Suck Out of the Way
Jul 2016
8:
The Wrong Direction Couldn't Be More Right
Jul 2016
7:
Science Says Buy Everything!!
Jul 2016
6:
Organizing Your Paper Photos
Jul 2016
5:
We Need Fewer Life Coaches and More Life Waterboys
Jul 2016
1:
Photography as Therapy?
Jun 2016
30:
How to Read More (and Better) Books
Jun 2016
29:
Why a Nuclear Physicist Waits Tables at Olive Garden
Jun 2016
28:
Which Rules Apply to You?
Jun 2016
27:
Have You Scheduled Your Solitude?
Jun 2016
24:
Driftwood
Jun 2016
23:
What Are You Paying For?
Jun 2016
22:
My Most Important Project
Jun 2016
21:
The Advantage of Invisibility
Jun 2016
20:
Turning Mistakes into Ideas
Jun 2016
20:
My Best Work
Jun 2016
17:
The Secret
Jun 2016
17:
That Dude Can Roll
Jun 2016
16:
Efficiency
Jun 2016
15:
What's Next for You?
Jun 2016
14:
What Photography Really Produces
Jun 2016
13:
Why Photograph?
Jun 2016
10:
Don't Worry About Your "Platform"
Jun 2016
9:
Don't Cage Your Enthusiasm
Jun 2016
8:
How to Photograph Fireworks
Jun 2016
7:
"My Most Important Camera Feature is How It Makes Me Feel"
Jun 2016
6:
Choose Your Audience
Jun 2016
5:
Welcome to Summer
Jun 2016
4:
Different
Jun 2016
3:
Why You Shouldn't Blog Daily
Jun 2016
2:
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Jun 2016
1:
Seth Godin Explains Why You Should Blog Daily
May 2016
6:
Make a Thing
May 2016
5:
Don't Follow Me
May 2016
4:
You Can't Do That With a Phone
May 2016
3:
Is Better Photography Inevitable?
May 2016
2:
There Will Always Be a Better Shot
Apr 2016
25:
Honesty Is Your Competitive Advantage
Apr 2016
8:
The Romantic Locations Where A Lesser Photographer Was Written
Apr 2016
8:
The Romantic Locations Where A Lesser Photographer Was Written
Apr 2016
7:
Why You Need to Publish a Photo Book
Apr 2016
7:
Why You Need to Publish a Photo Book
Apr 2016
6:
Reader Question: Too Many Limitations?
Apr 2016
6:
Reader Question: Too Many Limitations?
Apr 2016
5:
Book Review: Deep Work
Apr 2016
4:
Professional Photographers Are the .1%
Apr 2016
4:
Professional Photographers Are the .1%
Mar 2016
10:
CJ Chilvers With Honest Advice for Amateur Photographers
Feb 2016
10:
Do Artists Need Websites?
Feb 2016
10:
Do Artists Need Websites?
Jan 2016
20:
Welcome new readers
Jan 2016
14:
Value Your Time and Buy More Books
Dec 2015
26:
Small Rebellions
Dec 2015
7:
All You Need Is 1
Dec 2015
3:
A Lesser Photographer Now Available for Kindle
Nov 2015
22:
This Week in Photography Family Podcast #24
Nov 2015
20:
The Only Photographer You Should Compare Yourself
Nov 2015
19:
Experts Say That Theres No Better Time To Be
Nov 2015
19:
Want Better Not More
Nov 2015
11:
If You Feel The Need To Get Paid For It It
Nov 2015
10:
Via Mike Rhode Check Out His Books
Nov 2015
9:
Vincent Laforet Finds New Photos in Old Subjects
Nov 2015
6:
Your Parents' Photos Are Better Than Yours
Nov 2015
3:
TWiP Family 024: CJ Chilvers on Being a Lesser Photographer
Oct 2015
27:
Welcome Back
Oct 2015
26:
The Point Isnt To Be A Good Photographer The
Oct 2015
26:
Call Me Prejudiced But When An Artist Goes To
Oct 2015
20:
The More I Study Photography The More It Seems
Oct 2015
20:
One Of My Snapshots Is Being Shown At This Gallery
Oct 2015
19:
Sounds Familiar Looks Great The Stop Taking
Oct 2015
19:
Via Clickittycat
Oct 2015
17:
Yes Photography Is So Easy Its Ridiculous And
Oct 2015
17:
If you wanted to ensure it lasted for 150 years – you’d choose paper.
Aug 2015
31:
Your Biggest Advantage as an Amateur
Aug 2015
21:
Don’t Have a Goal, Have a Direction
Aug 2015
14:
Photography Mistakes That Aren’t
Aug 2015
7:
Unlearn Photography
Jul 2015
31:
The Least Photographer
Jul 2015
24:
Stop Making Photos for Photographers
Jul 2015
17:
Which Photo Best Represents You?
Jul 2015
10:
Stare at Your Phone More
Jul 2015
3:
Beware of Formulas
Jun 2015
26:
“Mobile” Photography Doesn’t Matter
Jun 2015
19:
5 Good Links
Jun 2015
12:
In This Week's A Lesser Photographer Newsletter
Jun 2015
11:
The Ultimate Portrait and Wedding Photography Business Podcast: 119: CJ Chilvers
Jun 2015
5:
"Make Me Nervous"
May 2015
29:
Don't be an award winning photographer
May 2015
22:
This Week’s Newsletter
May 2015
15:
Experiencing life second-hand is not living.
May 2015
12:
If you could give one piece of valuable photography advice to someone, what would it be?
May 2015
8:
Read This Before You Blog
May 2015
1:
What Are You Willing to Give Up for Photography?
Apr 2015
24:
How to Avoid Photography Tips
Apr 2015
17:
This Week's A Lesser Photographer Newsletter
Apr 2015
16:
Making An Accomplished Photograph Is No Longer The
Apr 2015
14:
"Photographer" Among Worst Jobs of 2015
Apr 2015
14:
Stop Hacking Your Life
Apr 2015
14:
OK, Your Camera is Better Than Mine. Now What?
Apr 2015
10:
What Are You Wrong About?
Apr 2015
9:
What Photography Is Now Has Almost Nothing To Do
Apr 2015
7:
Helping Other Feel People Creative Can Be Way More
Apr 2015
7:
The Science Of Why You Should Spend Your Money On Experiences, Not Things
Apr 2015
3:
A Lesser Photographer Newsletter: Slow Down
Apr 2015
2:
Give Your Camera to Your Kid
Apr 2015
1:
Who’s the Fool?
Mar 2015
30:
Slow Down Were All In Such A Hurry Pay
Mar 2015
27:
The New A Lesser Photographer Newsletter is Out
Mar 2015
25:
Police Body Cameras Work
Mar 2015
25:
Are You Getting the Most Out of Photography?
Mar 2015
24:
We Need To Get Comfortable With The Idea Of
Mar 2015
23:
The Future of the Photo Book
Mar 2015
20:
The Latest Issue Of The A Lesser Photographer
Mar 2015
20:
Let Go of Legacy
Mar 2015
20:
Chris Marquardt Reads A Lesser Photographer
Mar 2015
20:
Ignore the Rule Of Thirds
Mar 2015
19:
The Photographic Dictionary
Mar 2015
17:
When We Celebrate The Act Of Creativity Regardless
Mar 2015
17:
So, who are we making photos for anyway?
Mar 2015
13:
Get Closer
Mar 2015
13:
Anti-Photography Bill Introduced in Texas
Mar 2015
12:
My Rules of Publishing (for 2015)
Mar 2015
12:
Wordy Book Covers
Mar 2015
12:
Believe Nothing No Matter Where You Read It Or
Mar 2015
10:
The End of Creativity
Mar 2015
10:
A Determined Soul Will Do More With A Rusty Monkey
Mar 2015
9:
Trying (And Failing)
Mar 2015
6:
A Lesser Photographer Newsletter
Mar 2015
6:
Invent
Mar 2015
5:
This Is A Nice Mini Documentary About The Large
Mar 2015
5:
All You Need To Do What You Love For A Living Is
Mar 2015
4:
In Doing Creative Work Do Not Start Your Day With
Mar 2015
4:
Desire The Cameras You Already Own
Mar 2015
2:
Why It Does Not Have To Be In Focus
Feb 2015
27:
Like Me, My Life Depends On It
Feb 2015
26:
Seth Godin on Blogging
Feb 2015
26:
The Amateur Photography Agenda Is Pure And Simple
Feb 2015
24:
Surprise!
Feb 2015
23:
I Kinda No Longer Spend Money On Photo Gear
Feb 2015
19:
Photography Tips from the Top Floor
Feb 2015
18:
Will the Real Landscape Photography Please Stand Up?
Feb 2015
17:
Verify Your Backups
Feb 2015
17:
Shoot What Scares You
Feb 2015
16:
Nonconformity
Feb 2015
14:
My Experiment with Tinyletter
Feb 2015
13:
Eddie Van Halen Gave A Talk About Invention And
Feb 2015
12:
The enemy of creativity is fear.
Feb 2015
11:
The Wall Street Journal Doesn't Get Photography Yet
Feb 2015
11:
Its A Blizzard Out There Nobody Cares About Your
Feb 2015
9:
“I’m a person of simple needs.”
Feb 2015
6:
It Is Insufficient That The Document Be Easy To
Feb 2015
5:
The Reviews Are In
Feb 2015
5:
Dirty Lens
Feb 2015
5:
Seven Tips to Craft a Better Visual Story
Feb 2015
4:
When Snapshots Suck
Feb 2015
4:
Science Has Great News for People Who Read Actual Books
Feb 2015
4:
If you have a personal website, why do you have it?
Feb 2015
4:
How to Be Grateful For What You Have
Feb 2015
3:
Commodity Failure: A Rant
Feb 2015
3:
The Longer I Do What I Do The More I Come To
Feb 2015
2:
The Minute Someone Gives You A Map Is The Minute
Jan 2015
29:
Sponsor: The Book and the Newsletter
Jan 2015
29:
You Can Control Your Portfolio Allocation Your
Jan 2015
29:
Eyetracking Photojournalism
Jan 2015
28:
Solve More Interesting Problems
Jan 2015
27:
Steven B%c3%b6hm Posted This On Twitter Today Good
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27:
Have You Tried Making Yourself A More Interesting
Jan 2015
27:
Im Sometimes Mystified By People Who Keep
Jan 2015
26:
The More People Who Say They Hate Your Work Or
Jan 2015
26:
Happy 60th Birthday, Edward Van Halen!
Jan 2015
23:
The Problem With Digital Now Is Young
Jan 2015
21:
Its Time To Change Your Thinking Your Day Job
Jan 2015
21:
Hunter S. Thompson's Praise for the Snapshot
Jan 2015
19:
Automation Kills Creativity
Jan 2015
17:
You Cannot Tell What A Picture Really Is Or What
Jan 2015
14:
The A Lesser Photographer Newsletter
Jan 2015
14:
Craft and Vision Podcast
Jan 2015
14:
Why Being A Lesser Photographer Matters?
Jan 2015
14:
A Lesser Photographer: Escaping the Gear Trap to Focus on What Matters
Jan 2015
14:
A Lesser Photographer: Escaping the Gear Trap to Focus on What Matters
Jan 2015
13:
Your Storytelling Brain
Jan 2015
13:
Why Storytelling Matters
Jan 2015
13:
Why Narratives Win Our Hearts and Minds
Jan 2015
12:
What If The Cost Of Machines Who Think Is People
Jan 2015
11:
True Story The Nuns Were So Scary At My Grade
Jan 2015
9:
I Feel That Snapshots Can Get Close To Capturing
Jan 2015
9:
National Geographic's Photo Engineering Department
Jan 2015
8:
Never Miss A Good Chance To Shut Up
Jan 2015
6:
Over-valuing Potential
Jan 2015
6:
Film Isn't Dead
Jan 2015
6:
Ansel Adams Act Introduced in Congress
Jan 2015
5:
How our photo obsession is threatening our memories
Jan 2015
4:
A New Photographer Is Born
Jan 2015
3:
One Could Hear Inwardly In Them The Gathering Of
Jan 2015
2:
This Sums Up My Book Publishing Philosophy Now
Jan 2015
2:
Have We Been Wrong All Along About The Superiority
Jan 2015
1:
Eric Kim's Street Photography Resolutions for 2015
Jan 2015
1:
Please Understand That Book Publishing Is An
Dec 2014
31:
Possible Origin of the Rule of Thirds
Dec 2014
30:
Favorite Books of 2014
Dec 2014
30:
The Older The Technology The More Likely It Will
Dec 2014
29:
Complaining About Dead Trees When You See Paper Is
Dec 2014
29:
The Best Sites Are Often Designed With A Paper And
Dec 2014
29:
Uses for Notebooks
Dec 2014
29:
I Like Muji Notebooks And Muji Pens Because They
Dec 2014
29:
Im Not A Luddite I Just Think Paper And Pen Is A
Dec 2014
29:
For Thinking And Tasking Nothing Beats Good Old
Dec 2014
29:
Paper Doesnt Crash
Dec 2014
29:
I Think That As The Cameras Become Ubiquitous As
Dec 2014
28:
Buy Experiences, Not Gear
Dec 2014
27:
Computers Make It Easier To Do A Lot Of Things
Dec 2014
27:
Grown Adult Actually Expects To Be Happy
Dec 2014
26:
Enjoying An Unseasonably Warm And Sunny Morning In
Dec 2014
23:
Independent Thinkers Should Not Expect Validation
Dec 2014
23:
One Of The Symptoms Of An Approaching Nervous
Dec 2014
23:
I Get A Lot Of Email From College And High School
Dec 2014
22:
You Just Have To Live And Life Will Give You
Dec 2014
22:
Use Your Mind To Create New Memories Dont Just
Dec 2014
22:
Merry Iphonography Christmas
Dec 2014
22:
Remember How Valuable Ugly Is When You Get To The
Dec 2014
18:
Driftwood Lake Michigan
Dec 2014
17:
A Very Visual Web
Dec 2014
17:
Photobooks 2014!
Dec 2014
17:
Winter On Lake Michigan
Dec 2014
16:
Why I Don't Instagram
Dec 2014
16:
Stay Frosty
Dec 2014
16:
Shoot The Moment Not The Subject
Dec 2014
16:
Why I Don't Instagram
Dec 2014
16:
A Person With A Flexible Schedule And Average
Dec 2014
15:
Often The Best Way To Solve Visual Problems Is
Dec 2014
12:
Stormscapes
Dec 2014
11:
The $6,500,000.00 Photo
Dec 2014
11:
Mackinac Island Library
Dec 2014
10:
Freeing Up Some Time for Photography
Dec 2014
10:
The Smartest Things Ever Said About Productivity
Dec 2014
9:
What's your best advice for entrepreneurs?
Dec 2014
9:
Another Reason to Go Amateur
Dec 2014
8:
As Soon As Youre Willing To Say Its Not For
Dec 2014
5:
Don't Quit Your Day Job
Dec 2014
5:
Fun Has Become Subversive We Need More Advocates
Dec 2014
2:
Om Malik and Cole Rise
Dec 2014
1:
"Stay Up and Make Something"
Nov 2014
30:
Discomfort Is A Small Price To Pay For Brilliance
Nov 2014
28:
Photographers Becoming Publishers
Nov 2014
27:
Mathematician Solves the Hipster Equation
Nov 2014
26:
"Less Works"
Nov 2014
25:
Put That Camera Down
Nov 2014
13:
Heres A Little Secret Nobody Wants You To Know
Nov 2014
4:
The Best 120 Photographers Under 120
Oct 2014
31:
Anything Looks Like Art On A Spotless White Wall
Oct 2014
24:
A Man Is Born An Artist As A Hippopotamus Is Born
Oct 2014
23:
John Gruber's Talk at XOXO
Oct 2014
23:
How Storytelling Changes the Brain
Oct 2014
23:
Mailchimp Introduces SNAP
Oct 2014
22:
What Blogs Do You Follow?
Sep 2014
23:
Composing Light And Shadows Fuck That Have
Sep 2014
3:
We Pros Tend To Think Of Ourselves As The Most
Sep 2014
1:
Do Whatever You Like
Sep 2014
1:
There Is No Them
Aug 2014
28:
The Invention of the Snapshot
Aug 2014
23:
Forget Vision Forget Personal Style Forget
Aug 2014
22:
I Delight In Photographs I Delight In Words I
Aug 2014
22:
For All The Care You Put Into Artistry Visual
Aug 2014
20:
Choose Wisely Life Is Short Nobody Gives A Shit
Aug 2014
20:
There is No Digital Archival Format
Aug 2014
18:
Stop being a tourist
Aug 2014
11:
Words Want Images To Illustrate And Illuminate
Aug 2014
7:
Orphan Buildings
Aug 2014
7:
I Still Can't Be Ok With Just My iPhone
Jul 2014
23:
The Dark Room — The Brooks Review Podcast
Jul 2014
23:
The Dark Room — The Brooks Review Podcast
Jul 2014
1:
Get People Upset
Jun 2014
27:
The Demise of Aperture
May 2014
28:
New Book
May 2014
28:
Be a Publisher
Mar 2014
26:
Storms
Mar 2014
19:
Embracing Shadows
Mar 2014
7:
The Best Photo Management Tool
Mar 2014
3:
Cons
Feb 2014
28:
Should You Have a Portfolio?
Feb 2014
27:
The Amateur Advantage
Feb 2014
25:
Unrecorded Podcast: We're Not Neanderthals
Jan 2014
27:
Perfect Photos Every Time (video)
Jan 2014
15:
Gearheads and Guitar Gods
Jan 2014
8:
Are You a "Real" Photographer?
Jan 2014
2:
Perfect Photos
Dec 2013
18:
Productivity Kills Creativity
Dec 2013
6:
How to Make Perfect Photos
Dec 2013
3:
Unrecorded Podcast: Self Rescuing Princess
Nov 2013
25:
Instagram As Fine Art
Nov 2013
1:
Unrecorded Podcast: Like a Salon
Oct 2013
31:
Undone
Oct 2013
31:
Libraries Used to Look Like This
Oct 2013
30:
Why Paper Still Matters
Oct 2013
22:
Small Books
Oct 2013
22:
There’s Nothing New Under the Strobe
Oct 2013
20:
Meeting People Still Matters
Oct 2013
20:
Seth Godin's Best Business Writing Tip
Oct 2013
8:
The Snapshot is King
Oct 2013
4:
The Unrecorded Podcast
Sep 2013
20:
Newsletters
Sep 2013
19:
And Don't Call Me Shirley
Sep 2013
4:
Don't Be Precious
Aug 2013
30:
What Directors Can Teach Photographers
Aug 2013
11:
The Smartest Things Ever Said About Facebook
Jul 2013
23:
David duChemin on Constraints
Jul 2013
19:
"Visual Journalism" in the Instagram Era
Jul 2013
15:
Photography is an Act, Not a Profession
Jul 2013
12:
Is Total Automation the Future of Cameras?
Jul 2013
9:
Support Your Local Photographer
Jul 2013
1:
Photography is Not About Technique
Jul 2013
1:
Does Gear Add to the Enjoyment of Photography?
Jun 2013
24:
Live First
Jun 2013
22:
Why Our Photos Are So Forgettable
Jun 2013
18:
The Perfect Explanation for the Proliferation of Bad Professional Photography
Jun 2013
13:
Putting It Very Crudely Creativity Is The
Jun 2013
12:
Favorite Places: Starved Rock
Jun 2013
11:
Charlie Rescued Me from Landscapes
Jun 2013
11:
The Easiest Way Out of a Creative Rut
Jun 2013
10:
Less Respect, More Freedom
Jun 2013
10:
A Camera Is Just A Tool A Carpenter Using A
Jun 2013
6:
Owning Your Writing
Jun 2013
4:
Laid Off from the Sun-Times
Jun 2013
3:
Demolition During Recess
Jun 2013
3:
Should I Upload It?
May 2013
30:
Photography Without Thought is Surveillance
May 2013
28:
Look at This!
May 2013
23:
For the Reader
May 2013
20:
Get Rid Of All Your Best Weapons And Then You
May 2013
20:
NASCAR Blogging
May 2013
20:
Fancy Tools
May 2013
17:
An Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living But An
May 2013
16:
Oscar the Minimal
May 2013
14:
Are We Fetishizing Creativity Probably Author
May 2013
9:
The Van Halen Encyclopedia Teams Up with VHND
May 2013
9:
Go Into The Arts Im Not Kidding The Arts Are
May 2013
9:
Why Adding Text to Your Photos is Important
May 2013
7:
Sound Arguments
May 2013
5:
Setting Artificial Limits
May 2013
5:
It's a Problem Worth Having
Apr 2013
26:
The News is Killing You and Your Art
Apr 2013
26:
The Creative Advantage of Limits
Apr 2013
22:
Buy a Fucking Camera
Apr 2013
15:
Truth is Stranger (and More Interesting) Than Fiction
Apr 2013
11:
It's Never Been Easier
Apr 2013
8:
Photography vs. Art
Apr 2013
8:
Photographer as Storyteller
Mar 2013
31:
Worthwhile Reads
Mar 2013
26:
Boredom is a Tool
Mar 2013
19:
Amateur Media Will Win
Mar 2013
18:
You Dont Have To Take My Word For It Heres Jack
Mar 2013
18:
How Do You Know if You're a Talented Photographer?
Mar 2013
18:
Your Nemesis is Closer than You Think
Mar 2013
14:
Constraints are Inevitable
Mar 2013
12:
Don't Worship the Masters
Mar 2013
11:
The Rules of Photography
Mar 2013
5:
The Pros Do Not Own Photography
Mar 2013
5:
Your Photos Are Not Files
Feb 2013
18:
Pro Photographers Discovering the Advantages of the Amateur
Feb 2013
14:
Advice on Turning Pro
Feb 2013
8:
John Jay on Creativity
Feb 2013
8:
It's All for Rent
Feb 2013
7:
A Deeper Look at Constraints and Creativity
Feb 2013
5:
"Authenticity is the New Bullshit"
Feb 2013
5:
Evan Calkins on Constraints
Feb 2013
1:
Introverts Unite! (just for a while - don't freak out)
Jan 2013
28:
Happy Accidents
Jan 2013
18:
The Enemy Of Art Is The Absence Of Limitations
Jan 2013
13:
Why Your Photo Blog May Be Failing
Jan 2013
9:
After the Chores
Dec 2012
28:
Winter is the Best Season for Color Photography
Dec 2012
27:
If I Knew How To Take A Good Photograph Id Do
Dec 2012
27:
Illinois' Anti-Photography Law is Finally Dead
Dec 2012
18:
How to Get Around Instagram's New Terms of Service
Dec 2012
18:
The Little Camera That Could
Dec 2012
12:
No Amount Of Technology Will Turn A Mediocre
Dec 2012
11:
2012 Gift Guide for Photographers
Dec 2012
11:
We Ride the Polar Express and It Stinks: A Cautionary Tale
Dec 2012
11:
When Everyone Has Access To The Same Tools Then
Dec 2012
5:
Saying Goodbye to Now
Dec 2012
5:
Experience
Dec 2012
4:
The Fleeting Moment
Nov 2012
21:
My BFD
Nov 2012
12:
Longevity
Nov 2012
6:
The Folly of Jiro
Oct 2012
25:
The Worthwhile Obsession
Oct 2012
9:
Pleasure, Pain and Creativity
Sep 2012
24:
Happy Anniversary!
Sep 2012
18:
Inspiration is Scheduled
Sep 2012
12:
Analysis Paralysis
Sep 2012
5:
Day One
Aug 2012
28:
How to Make Money with Your Photography
Aug 2012
21:
Living It
Aug 2012
21:
Carpenters Who Work Every Day With Their Craft
Aug 2012
14:
A Truce for DSLRs
Aug 2012
7:
The Self-Taught Humble Brag
Jul 2012
24:
Nevermind the Whats
Jul 2012
16:
When Pros Attack
Jul 2012
9:
How to be Critiqued
Jul 2012
2:
The following photographs are no longer needed
Jun 2012
25:
Photographers and Phashionistas
Jun 2012
18:
Every Day...
Jun 2012
11:
We Need New Specs
Jun 2012
4:
A Glimmer of Hope
May 2012
28:
Declare Independence
May 2012
21:
Be Honest, Not Truthful
May 2012
14:
Pass It Along
May 2012
8:
Site Updates
May 2012
7:
Mikes on Mics (Part 2)
May 2012
7:
Mikes on Mics Podcast
May 2012
4:
"I only really shoot family photos."
May 2012
3:
Go Ahead and Buy Expensive Gear
May 2012
2:
"How Digital Photography School Became a Multimillion Dollar Online Business"
May 2012
1:
On the Right Track
Apr 2012
30:
What Film Does that Digital Can't
Apr 2012
27:
Freedom Is..
Apr 2012
26:
Specializing in Mediocrity
Apr 2012
25:
Priorities
Apr 2012
24:
Can a Story Be Told with a Single Image?
Apr 2012
23:
Great Minds
Apr 2012
20:
No Photographer Has Arrived
Apr 2012
19:
An All-Text Photo Site?
Apr 2012
18:
Mikes on Mics (Part 1)
Apr 2012
17:
Everyone with a camera thinks they're a photographer
Apr 2012
16:
The Pros Vs The Storytellers 2012 Edition
Apr 2012
6:
This Week in Photo
Apr 2012
6:
"Video Pokes Fun at the Growing Nikon vs. Canon Rivalry"
Apr 2012
6:
“Creativity is a Verb”
Apr 2012
6:
Instagram's Days May Already Be Numbered
Apr 2012
6:
10 Photographers You Should Ignore
Apr 2012
5:
From Allthingsd The Four Most Popular Camera
Apr 2012
5:
From Seth Godin Via Enough If Your Happiness
Apr 2012
5:
If I Had a Hammer
Mar 2012
31:
"Why I Print"
Mar 2012
31:
Your Best Work
Mar 2012
26:
Lightroom 4 vs. Aperture 4
Mar 2012
26:
"The Ongoing Sabotage of Art"
Mar 2012
23:
The World Is Full Of People Who Are Waiting For
Mar 2012
21:
The Hobbyist's Dilemma
Mar 2012
21:
Creativity Requires Time And Space Two Things
Mar 2012
18:
I'm a HTMinimaList Nut
Mar 2012
16:
You Have Everything You Need
Mar 2012
16:
Personal Work
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