Category: News

It’s been raining for two days, just enough rain to feel like a blanket wrapping you in softness and security.  Two days ago, I drove 4 hours to Des Moines to photograph Senator Clinton addressing the Sisters on Target banquet.  I wanted to get close and actually interact with Hillary, but the wall created by her blanket of security, the secret service and personal staff determined when and how I would shoot.  I was happy enough with what I brought home and sent off to Sipa.

I have a new show coming up in February at a wonderful gallery, Nuance, in Beresford, SD.  I’ll be sharing the show with a sculptor friend of mine, Mary Selvig.

I am in a period of photographic and professional growth, having met with Mary Virginia Swanson for two hours last week, followed by a portfolio review with George Slade, director of the Minnesota Center for Photography.  So, I am in the middle of revising my website and my portfolios.  It is giving me new perspective on editing for stories, print sales, portfolios, and books.  There is much to think about and consider.

Marianne Fulton has accepted a dispatch concerning work on my Pine Ridge Reservation project.  I’m not certain how soon it will show up in the Digital Journalist, but sometime between now and October.  I’m glad to be working with Marianne; she has always seemed like a goto person ever since she was instrumental in publishing Mary Ellen Mark’s work through George Eastman House.

I’ve had two pieces accepted for inclusion in a show at the  Maine Center for Contemporary Art, August 11-September 29.  The show is curated by Britta Konau.

I have just received copies of my new book, Paris. It is soft cover, 40 images on facing pages, all black and white. I am very happy with the print quality, and I have gotten good response from people who have seen it.

The price is $33 plus $4 shipping and processing.

To order, send a check for $37 to

Photon Photos, 30635 456th Ave., Volin, South Dakota, 57072 or

you can order/pay through Paypal, at account: michael@photonphotos.com.

These are currently being printed in limited runs.