By Michael J. McNamara Have you ever noticed how time flies when you’re taking imaginary racing photos? If so, welcome to the club. I “took” my first fake racing photo back in 2005 while researching a story for a Digital Directions column in Popular Photography Magazine. After Sony released Gran Turismo 4 racing simulator game […]
By Michael J. McNamara Have you ever taken a selfie with wild butterflies flying around you? Or gotten so close to a butterfly that you could hear its wings flap as it flew to another flower? For Summer visitors to the flower gardens at Fishkill Farms In Hopewell Junction, NY, the answer is often “Yes! […]
By Michael J. McNamara (originally published on Fishkill Farms website, July 2, 2021.) This holiday weekend Fishkill Farm visitors will be treated to a rare sight—over 100 native Orange Butterfly Weed plants (Asclepias Tuberosa) in full bloom. These eye-catching milkweed plants are a favorite food source for all bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and most importantly, […]
By Michael J. McNamara, March 1989 This is my first published article predicting the future of digital photography and imaging. It was originally written as a term paper for Prof. Doug Rea’s new Electronic Photography course at RIT in early 1989, and months later published in the Electronic Photography Newsletter (by John Larish, the Editor, […]
Dual Media Down Under: One of the most exciting and challenging photo projects I’ve ever tackled took place in Sept. 2009 while shooting a documentary for UNESCO’s World Heritage Photo Project. It was an incredible experience that I’ll never forget, and one that I hope you can share via the images, stories, and HD videos I brought back with me. […]