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Monday, January 31, 2011

Burn Out: Not an Option

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Recently some friends and I have been talking about those times, and they are usually rare, when one seems burned out, or taking photos just...
Sunday, January 23, 2011

A Practice of Habit

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I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but I feel it's worth repeating now and then. I carry a camera with me every time I walk ou...
Monday, January 17, 2011

Color Required

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On my recent trip to LA, I quickly realized that the Southern California winter light would make shooting color a necessity . The clear skie...
Saturday, January 8, 2011

The Photograph as Fossil

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Recently I've mentioned how I believe my education in anthropology and training in archaeology has greatly influenced my work in photogr...
Sunday, January 2, 2011

Now You See Them...

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For most of my photographic career I've avoided photographing people or grudgingly included them in an image now and then. But recently ...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Neighborhood

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Today, friend and fellow photographer, Jason Schlachet , reminded me how rich in imagery our own neighborhoods can be. I've always known...
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Monday, September 27, 2010

Patterns of Behavior

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I avoid using the word capture with regard to photographing. That's a term that has become so overused with the rise of digital imaging....
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David W. Sumner
In 1988 David moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to begin his career in photography, taking a job as a photo researcher at Mountain Light Photography. Since then, in addition to freelancing, he has worked as a studio/darkroom assistant, print finisher and in the late 1990s was Picture Editor at StageImage. For the past several years he has focused on personal projects documenting the social context of the urban environment. He lives in Reno, Nevada with his wife, the painter, Anna Conti.
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