Spring on the Rogue...

Emily and I created a video documentary. This is our first collaborative project and we think we did an exceedingly fine job of it...The title of this mini documentary is Spring on the Rogue (View video here).

Short Writing...

Shorts versus Features...
I've tried my hand at short writing and have found that I prefer features. I want to have the ability to thoroughly explain a subject and then add my own images. Yes, I am a photojournalist and an experienced reporter.

I supposed I was "spoiled" at the beginning of my professional career because I had the opportunity to work as a general assignment reporter for small rural papers where "general" meant I did just about everything, but definitely both writing and shooting my own pieces. When I did a stint at the Medford Mail Tribune I was confined to writing exclusively and I often ground my teeth to see the images the photog assigned to my pieces came up with. Why? Because I thought I could do better. I saw things differently as the writer of the piece. And I had an image portfolio to prove I could shoot. I don't know why they wouldn't let me shoot my own images other than maybe it was some kind of union issue.

So, about writing "shorts" versus features - I choose features and book length projects. I think I'll leave the "short writing" to those organizational writing "whiz kids" who have the patience for it. I don't. I supposed I better get my ass in gear and do that then, eh?

Archiving...
I'm in the process of creating an archive for my writing over the past 24 years. I have an image gallery set up (link to the right). Need to spend some time populating that an my writing archive.

What do we do? We swim, swim, swim...

Dory on Persistence...(Listen)

Okay, today Dory is my hero...

Dory's on edge today!

What? The ocean isn't big enough for ya? Huh? Huh? Huh?(Listen)

John Kao is my new hero (I have many.) Kao is an innovation maverick and writes and speaks eloquently about innovati0n on a global scale in Innovation Nation. Here is an excellent Q&A with Kao. I also have to say he is so darn cute as he's waiting to speak at an engagement in Finland. By cute, I mean...polite and gracious. I suppose that's just so very refreshing these days.