An Eccentric Expedition into 21st Century Cityscape Photography
🎃 Happy Halloween from Seattle! 🎃 Enjoy this year’s Halloween-themed episode of “Emerald City Infinity” — a satirical timelapse homage … Continue reading Seattle as the Twilight Zone: A Halloween Timelapse Tribute
Many years ago, as I was driving down Lake Shore Drive contemplating where I wanted to be for sunset, it … Continue reading Something Stormy This Way Comes: Chasing a Chicago Storm
(Alternative title: 🤠“Yippeekaiyaaay!” 🤠) Continue reading Las Vegas Cityscape Photography: The Accidental Neon Cowboy
Judging, Popularity, Paid Votes, and Other Questions Every Photographer Should Ask Before Entering Continue reading Are Photography CONtests Really about Photography?
Aloha! Welcome to Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, the youngest state of the United States. The City of Honolulu is … Continue reading Honolulu in Focus: How a Sheltered Harbor Became a Kingdom’s Capital
Discover the quirky history, topography, and energy that shaped Charlotte’s charming city center. Continue reading Why is Charlotte’s Downtown Called Uptown?
The air quality was so abysmal in this city that its people were advised not to go outside. Continue reading Climate Change’s Impact on Edmonton: A Photographer’s Perspective
Discover stunning, lesser‑known Seattle skyline viewpoints beyond Kerry Park and the Space Needle—perfect for photographers, visitors, and locals seeking fresh city views. Continue reading Best Views of the Seattle Skyline (Beyond Kerry Park & the Space Needle)
Here are five recommended locations in Seattle for family portrait photography. Continue reading Best Locations for Family Portraits in Seattle
Enjoy a special, Halloween-themed episode of “Emerald City Infinity”. This episode was inspired by the novel “Something Wicked This Way … Continue reading Something Sinister Seethes in Seattle
This is not a marketing tutorial or guidance article. This is a story about self-proclaimed experts who judge you and your work to make a buck. Avoid gimmicks and grifters. Continue reading “Mastering” Photography Marketing: What Makes You Unique?
Some messages can never be reiterated enough. This is (and always will be) one of them. Continue reading Confronting Racism and Hatred in Today’s America
Here’s an anecdote that undermines the dreamy and alluring stereotype that everyone in Hawaii is “mellow”, “chill”, and “relaxed”. Brash jackasses also exist there, unfortunately. Continue reading The Aloha Spirit vs. Rude Encounters in Hawaii
Enjoy a story about a person who was so unobservant, annoying, and self-serving during a photo shoot, I paid him to literally go away. Continue reading Pesky & Peculiar People
If you like timelapse photography, and if you like Seattle, you will LOVE “Emerald City Infinity”. Continue reading What is “Emerald City Infinity”?
While In Edmonton, Canada, TIA is unexpectedly accosted by five young fellows on their electric scooters who make peculiar demands of the visiting photographer. Continue reading The Edmonton Scooter Guys Five
In 2025, TIA adopts a newfound determination to confront the many conflicting and contradictory challenges of marketing for small photography businesses in order to identify its “core niche”. Continue reading Current Temperature of TIA
TIA International Photography’s name misses the opportunity to be printed in an article because the small business did NOT have a conflict of interest with the newspaper. Continue reading In a Wincing Near Miss, The Washington Post Almost Mentions TIA International Photography
Read the first official review of a TIA timelapse video! Continue reading Short Films Matter Reviews TIA’s “All Hallows Eve in the Emerald City”
Enjoy creative images from an ocean’s soothing illusions. Continue reading The Otherworldly Ocean at the Edge of the Earth
Issue #2: Being “The Only” (Can Be Awkward, Quizzical & Uncomfortable) Continue reading Nobody’s Stereotype: Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#2)
Issue #1: My Identity (Is Not an Issue (to Me)) Continue reading Nobody’s Stereotype: Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#1)
TIA kicked off the new year with a fake client who tried to defraud my small business of 13 years. Here’s the entire story. Continue reading The Photography of Fraudulence
Security guards capture T.J. in the act of photography at a parking garage in Philadelphia and summarily kick him out — but not for the reason one might assume. Continue reading S.T.O.M.P. / Chapter 3: “City of Brotherly Security”
🥳 Another new year is here! 🥳 Continue reading Seattle Welcomes the Year 2023
This is a tale about introspection at the end of the year. Continue reading TIAA #51: “Adieu 2022”
This is a tale about an indelible Christmas Eve in the capital city of a predominantly Islamic nation. Continue reading TIAA #50: “Christmas Eve in Kuala Lumpur”
This is a tale about the challenges, struggles, and uprisings of women everywhere. Continue reading TIAA #49: “Wonder Women Everywhere”
This is a tale about the Ghost(s) of Christmas Future. Continue reading TIAA #48: “Waiting for Ebenezer”
This is a tale about 13th anniversaries. Continue reading TIAA #47: “13 Decembers”