Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2021 . The Politics of Incarceration . Back in September of 2020, a federal court ruled that the IRS could not deny any U.S. citizen the CARES Act stimulus money simply because she/he was incarcerated. In early October the Virginia Department of Corrections provided each of us with a 1040 … Read more
Text by Kenneth Taylor, Copyright 2021 . Film is Definitely Back . Some say the return to film is a reaction to a world where everything has become digital, fast and easy. It is certainly true that shooting film requires you to slow down and this makes it a very enjoyable experience. Perhaps the … Read more
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2021 . The Incredible Shrinking Business . I didn’t come up with that title. An old friend, veteran of the photography magazine business, used that phrase and it stuck in my mind. When I first got serious about photography in the late 1960s and early 1970s, there were many … Read more
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2021 . In Praise of Reality . I’ve been totally amazed at the recent goings on in this country of ours. Here are some examples: An emergency room nurse in South Dakota reports a very disturbing fact. People seriously I’ll with COVID-19 are flooding her hospital, also suffering from a … Read more
Artwork and Text by Katie Kerl, Copyright 2021 . The Ascension . After the most horrific year 2020 is finally coming to an end!! When the smoke clears, and you start to feel whole again might just be the best feeling. My father is cancer free and on the mend. My mother and I … Read more