“Competition sparks excellence” ~ Lorne Greene Over the years, I’ve often heard that ‘competition kills creativity’. In my personal experience, I’ve found the opposite is… Read More »Competition Can Make You A Better Photographer
“There is no luck except where there is discipline.” ~ Irish Proverb In my dealings with other photographers, I often hear the word ‘luck’ come up.… Read More »Artists And Artisans: Luck Has Very Little To Do With It
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” ~ Ernest Hemingway Yep, I’d have to agree with that. Everyone can… Read More »Sometimes You Break More Than Just Bone
“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” ~ Carol Burnett Life sucks. Lost your wife, lost your home, lost… Read More »When Life Hands You Lemons… and Other Notable Cliches
“You never stop learning. If you have a teacher, you never stop being a student.” ~ Elisabeth Rohm Every year for the past few years,… Read More »Some Advice to New Photography Grads from Past Students
Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Wonder Woman, the Avengers, Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange … Seriously, somebody pinch me! As a life-long… Read More »Until That Hand Becomes Like Unto a Thing of Iron
In the long, long ago, before I started smashing pixels, I had a fascination with creating works of fantasy. As a child, I would draw,… Read More »From Pencil and Pen to Pixels: This is Where it All Started
“Praising what is lost makes the remembrance dear.” ~ William Shakespeare My father served this country. My grandfathers served this country and my grandmothers, too.… Read More »Remembrance is More Than a Moment
“It’s a heavy burden to look up at the mountain and want to start the climb.” ~ Abby Wambach Over the course of our lives, we’re… Read More »You CAN Climb That Mountain
Today is Canada’s 149th birthday … My ancestors came here in the late 1700’s and the Terrys were one of the first families of Oakville… Read More »Canada is What We Choose to Make It