Repost: Charles Gatewood Interview

  Interview and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 . Unfortunately, I never got a chance to meet Charles Gatewood in person. I was familiar with his subcultural work from his books, magazine assignments, and exhibitions. I admired his anthropologic curiosity and his  significant contributions to the medium of photography and its history. We got … Read more

Picture of the Day: Ike’s Study

  Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 . Ike’s Study . I visited Ike Hay at his home on many occasions.  He was a great teacher of art and design at Millersville University where we first met when I was an undergraduate student from 1974 to 1977. I took several classes with him … Read more

Picture of the Day: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas 1980

  Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 . When I first started my professional career in 1980 as a staff photographer for the behemoth pharmaceutical company, Smithkline & French I was assigned to photograph executives for the company at a sales meeting held in Las Vegas, Nevada.  I booked a hotel room at … Read more

Ed Simmons: Dancing Girls Harvard and Stone

  Photography and Text by Ed Simmons, Copyright 2020 . Dancing Girls Harvard and Stone . Chuck E Weiss. Yeah, I knew that guy. The dude from that Rickey Lee Jones tune, “Chuck E’s In Love”. I was hanging around with him back in the early 80’s at Hollywood’s Club Lingeri.  I read in the … Read more

Bob Shell: What’s in a Name

  Photography and Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . What’s in a Name? . I’m reading a very interesting book: Ancient History of Aratta-Ukraine by Yuri Shilov. I’ve read a lot of books on ancient history, but had never heard of Aratta, so when my friend Ed told me about this book, I just … Read more