Confronting Racism and Hatred in Today’s America
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
Category: PERSONAL STORIES
Pesky & Peculiar People
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
Current Temperature of TIA
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
In a Wincing Near Miss, The Washington Post Almost Mentions TIA International Photography
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
Nobody’s Stereotype: Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#2)
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)
Nobody’s Stereotype: Irksome Issues of a Photographer Who also Happens to be a Black Man (#1)
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)
The Photography of Fraudulence
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
TIAA #49: “Wonder Women Everywhere”
This is a tale about the challenges, struggles, and uprisings of women everywhere. Continue reading TIAA #49: “Wonder Women Everywhere”
TIAA #46: “Suspended in ‘The Twilight Zone’ Ad Infinitum”
This is a tale about the laws of probability and possibility against all odds. Continue reading TIAA #46: “Suspended in ‘The Twilight Zone’ Ad Infinitum”
TIAA #42: “My Curls Dumped Me in Jersey City”
This is a (funny) tale about life after hair loss (and a “What’s up!” to all the follicularly-challenged peeps around the world). Continue reading TIAA #42: “My Curls Dumped Me in Jersey City”
TIAA #39: “Hyperdrive”
This is a tale about…falling through an online rabbit hole??? Continue reading TIAA #39: “Hyperdrive”
TIAA #25: “Et Jamais Ne Revient”
This is a tale about never returning to life as we knew it in January 2020. Continue reading TIAA #25: “Et Jamais Ne Revient”
TIAA #20: “United Mess of America”
This is a tale about an incessant epidemic that appears to be uniquely and miserably endemic to the United States of America. Continue reading TIAA #20: “United Mess of America”
Bans Off Our Bodies
View images from the Bans Off Our Bodies rally that was held in Seattle on May 14, 2022. Continue reading Bans Off Our Bodies
TIAA #16: “Minneapolis: My City of Many Mixed Emotions”
This is a tale about inadvertently confronting one’s own past because fate intervened with your life…again. Continue reading TIAA #16: “Minneapolis: My City of Many Mixed Emotions”
TIAA #14: “Reality is Relative”
This is a tale about the week I’ve had interacting with different people (mostly in person, this time) and what I learned. Continue reading TIAA #14: “Reality is Relative”
TIAA #8: “United with Ukraine”
This is a tale about my first (and so far, only) photo assignment pertaining to Ukraine. Continue reading TIAA #8: “United with Ukraine”
TIAA #7: “My Dream of Diplomacy”
This is a tale about the path I might have taken if TIA International Photography never existed — the path I originally and aggressively pursued. Continue reading TIAA #7: “My Dream of Diplomacy”
TIAA #6: “Get Here”
This is a tale about my worrisome penchant to worry about matters of which I have absolutely no control. Continue reading TIAA #6: “Get Here”
TIAA #5: “Acknowledge”
This is a tale about making a conscious effort to avoid stereotyping white people in the objective to eliminate systemic racism. Continue reading TIAA #5: “Acknowledge”
Happy New Veer
2022 will be a year for TIA to change course, both personally and professionally. Continue reading Happy New Veer
Reflecting on 12 Years of TIA
A brief introspection of TIA’s journey in photography on its 12th anniversary. Continue reading Reflecting on 12 Years of TIA
Happy Mothers Day
TIA would like to extend fond wishes to all the mothers, grandmothers, great-grandmothers, aunts, and sisters on this Mothers Day … Continue reading Happy Mothers Day
Yesteryear 2020 – One Last Look
This article will be the final entry for La Vue Atypique in 2020, a year that many people around the … Continue reading Yesteryear 2020 – One Last Look
11 Years of TIA!
December 1, 2020 is, unbelievably, the 11th anniversary of TIA International Photography. This was the day that the City of … Continue reading 11 Years of TIA!
“Brand New Day”
Revised on November 11, 2020. Today is Saturday, November 7, 2020. It’s a little after 10:30pm Pacific Time. It’s an … Continue reading “Brand New Day”
DIVORCING The King & Queen of Social Media: FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM
If your photography business is not reaping any benefits from social media, then perhaps it’s time to move on. Continue reading DIVORCING The King & Queen of Social Media: FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM
That Time When the U.S. Government (Almost) Stole My Photograph!
An anecdote about what happens when the entity who steals your intellectual property is the U.S. federal government. Continue reading That Time When the U.S. Government (Almost) Stole My Photograph!
Signage of the Times
“Black Lives Matter” signage is appearing all over the City of Seattle. Question: “Why is the movement suddenly resonating with everybody *this time*?” Continue reading Signage of the Times
The Pandemic, The Pandemonium & The Protests
When America and the world look back at the Year 2020 a year from now, or a decade from now, … Continue reading The Pandemic, The Pandemonium & The Protests