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This Past Fast
Why must fasting be limited to food? Why should our stomachs be the only organs to suffer the martyrdom of neglect? Recently I went on a five week fast of a completely different type — a photographic fast.
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More Bartlett’s Rejects
Linguistic economy is most definitely not the hallmark of a typical ULTRAsomething article. But every once in a while, I do manage to articulate my thoughts in a pithier than normal manner. I did this a couple years ago with an article called “Bartlett’s Rejects,” which simply listed 14 of my own personal quotes about…
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A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom (Part 3)
In this, the third and final installment in my three part discussion of the Leica M Monochrom, I wrap up my review of the camera’s imaging characteristics, then dive deeply into the psychological aspects of the camera.
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A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom (Part 2)
In this, the second of my three part discussion of the Leica M Monochrom, I take a good long look at the camera’s various imaging characteristics, including tonality and “filmishness” — whatever that means.
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A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom (Part 1)
3 installments! 4 dozen images! 10,000 words! And enough photographic fetishes to qualify as camera porn! In this, part one of my three part discussion of the Leica M Monochrom, I discuss the kinkier mechanical aspects of the camera.
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The Inverted Maslow
Another article filled with psychobabble and theoretical illustrations? Yep. It’s almost as if ULTRAsomething believes that learning about oneself is, at the very least, every bit as important to one’s photography as learning about the latest hip camera gear.
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ePub-a-Dub-Dub
In this article, I offer the generous gift of a stand-alone ePub version of my 10,000 word Leica M Monochrom review, “A Fetishist’s Guide to the Monochrom.” In exchange, I ask only that you read my bellyaching about how annoying it is to create such a thing.
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Terrible Parables
In this article, I explore the idea of a “photographer’s parable,” and soon realize why there are so few of them out there.
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((P)re)incarnation
Reincarnation is a romantic notion, but no one ever bothers to consider the dark-side: What happens when your new life begins before you’ve achieved all the desires of your previous life? Fortunately, I’m here to tell you. Not only that, but I even manage to offer up a quasi-review of both the Leica IIIf and…
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Venus in Furs
What does Leopold von Sacher-Masoch have to do with my celebration of ULTRAsomething’s 100th post? Everything, most likely.
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Fireworkzzz
Once every three years, as if possessed by some inner-biological masochism clock, I’ll inexplicably grab a camera on the way out the door to watch Vancouver’s annual Celebration of Light fireworks competition. It’s a curious act for someone who’s violently allergic to fireworks photos.
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Red v. Green
Red cameras are intriguing — not just for filmmakers, but for still photographers as well. But they’re also expensive. Even a complete “entry level” Red Scarlet system is likely to cost as much as a brand new fully-loaded compact automobile. Which is precisely why, when I set out to see how a Red camera might…
