Transfixed

Transfixed – New York, New York I’m proud to announce that Issue 85 of my photography magazine is hot off the digital presses (via email)! There’s extensive coverage of my newest camera, the Panasonic S9, which has proven to be unexpectedly capable, along with many example photographs from beautiful Hawaii, my most recent Substack posts, and more. Sign up for the free magazine to get the next issue and access to all the previous issues. I could talk about how many of us are transfixed by our always-on electronic devices. That’s the obvious commentary and implied by the title. But I won’t. Instead, I prefer to discuss graphic composition. What I liked about the scene, which I composed this way, is how it balances the colorful graphic mural with the soft vegetation and the bench’s architecture. They all contrast to make an interesting image. The photo could’ve also worked without the person, but would feel colder. Adding a person to the frame often brings warmth and humanity. Thus, we…