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About scott

I live in Minneapolis Minnesota and have a passion for making portraits with view cameras and large format black and white film. In the last ten years, I have been drawn to older film cameras and large film formats up to 8x10 inch negatives. I also spend a fair amount of time perfecting recipes for home-made pizza and vegetarian soup. When not engaged in the aforementioned pursuits, I think about which mountain I will hike next.

MSP Airport Protest

Roughly one thousand people gathered at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport to protest against the Trump’s ban on Muslims traveling legally into the United States, and what appears to be government-sanctioned discrimination on the basis of religion. This was … Continue reading

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More photographs from the Minnesota Women’s March

A follow up to an earlier post, the Women’s March here in Minnesota was one of more than 600 marches that took place around the globe. Here in St. Paul, it was projected that 10,000 to 20,000 people would gather … Continue reading

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Women’s March in St. Paul Minnesota

The Women’s March on Saturday, January 21st 2017 marked the largest single-day demonstration in the history of the United States. Originally planned for Washington D.C., over 600 marches took place around the world. Here in Minnesota, it was projected that 10,000 … Continue reading

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Artist of the Month at Dunn Bros. Coffee in Hopkins

Starting November 1st, my photography is featured as the Artist of the Month at the Dunn Bros. Coffee location at 4 Shady Oak Rd, Hopkins, MN 55343. There will be an open house on November 19th from 2-4pm. Stop by for some … Continue reading

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Presentation at the Mpls Photo Center – Thank You!

Thanks to everyone that came out to the Pinhole Photography presentation at the Community Film & Darkroom Night at the Mpls Photo Center on Tuesday April 12. It was a fun group with great questions. Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day is … Continue reading

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Pinhole Photography presentation at the Mpls Photo Center

It’s almost Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day!!! I’m doing a presentation on pinhole photography for Community Film & Darkroom Night at the Mpls Photo Center on Tuesday April 12 2016 at 7PM. If you would like to learn about pinhole, see … Continue reading

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Portrait Session

I had a lovely portrait session with Nikolet this weekend. We worked on a number of different ideas using digital capture, 35mm, and especially 8×10 black and white film. I like to mix it up between more posed and formal … Continue reading

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Van Dyke Brown Historic Process Prints

On occasion, I make Van Dyke Brown historic process prints using a technique that dates back to the mid 1800’s. What is an alt process, or historic process print? The short answer is a print made by putting a negative … Continue reading

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F295 Salon Exhibition 2015

I was excited to participate in the 2015 F295 Salon exhibit at the University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh. My print just made the trip back safely and it’s now on the dining room wall. This … Continue reading

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Midwest Passage Photography Group Show No. 3

Our latest exhibit starts tonight! https://www.facebook.com/events/774827779238353/ The Midwest Passage Photography group is a loose collective of Minnesota-based film photographers that meet monthly to share ideas, techniques, and organize regular exhibitions. This exhibition features the work of 13 of its members: … Continue reading

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