Bob Jarboe, Rest in Peace
Bob Jarboe was my first real boss and mentor in the world of photojournalism. He taught me things that I didn't even know that I needed to know.I can't say I did much in return, unless you consider having a slightly less bull-headed AP stringer to deal with as a favor. Man, when I think back on the stringers in Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines, Iowa City, and Ames he had to constantly wrangle, I think there should be some type of sainthood bestowed.Saint Bob, The Perpetually Frustrated, but Never Overly Flustered sounds about right.I'll tell you, he did nurture some pretty good shooters in his day. What a bunch of characters he had in his crew. Weird and bea

Tons O' Tearsheets
The good folks at Contact Press Images have done a ton of work getting these tearsheets online. Just click on the first one in the upper left-hand corner and the slideshow will take you through all of them. It's nice to see these up there.For more of the same from the Contact stable click here.

Photo Comics...err, Graphic Novels
Twenty or so years ago, about the time Grant Morrison's Arkham Asylum was first published, I envisioned creating a highbred photography/comic book of a presidential campaign. The text would consist entirely of quotes from the politicians and others inside "the bubble", held together with the expected graphic elements one finds in comic books, and of course my photography. Well, that never happened. I've never been quite organized enough to put together a long term project like this.Still, Its a great idea that somebody should do at so

Towards Thoughtful Enterprise
Christopher Kimball, a publisher of some note, writes in the New York Times,"To survive, those of us who believe that inexperience rarely leads to wisdom need to swim against the tide, better define our brands, prove our worth, ask to be paid for what we do, and refuse to climb aboard this ship of fools, the one where everyone has an equal voice. Google “broccoli casserole” and make the first recipe you find. I guarantee it will be disappointing. The world needs fewer opinions and more thoughtful exper

I Can Haz That?
I thought they were going to release this last month, but no such luck.Stop toying with us already and hand it over!This is why all the Time/Life publications are now on the selling block. It is not about the people (left) working there, the archives, or the quality of content they can produce. All that stuff is meaningless to any serious potential buyer.It's only about the branding. Putting the word "t