Marc Bondarenko has a jones for motorcycles and cars. He also has a passion for photography. So Marc has found a way to make a living taking photographs of motorcycles and cars. He photographs a lot of other stuff as well, including interesting people. As Marc told me, Birmingham isn’t a large enough town where [...]

My daughter Marisa and I were given hours of time with Meghan Woodcock, who took us all over the Savannah College of Art and Design, which goes by the acronym SCAD. We saw the impressive modern-style building just for the study of photography, a renovated antebellum home dedicated to illustration, and a converted waterfront warehouse [...]

John Smoak didn’t discover a passion for photography until he was a college art student; the low country of Charleston, South Carolina, lost a potential pottery maker but gained a professional photographer. John keeps busy doing all sorts of photography, including a lot of architectural work, and is in the process of building his own [...]

It’s safe to say Paul Babelay is great company, which is good, because my rental hybrid had to endure a gravel road at a very steep grade to find him. Paul told me when I arrived that I missed seeing a bear on his property by twenty minutes. I was glad I hadn’t arrived twenty [...]

It’s fair to say that Elliot Mazer has been there and done that. He’s produced multi-platinum albums with artists such as Janis Joplin, Linda Rondstat, and Neil Young. He and Neil seem tied at the hip, and in the video he hints at a future project with the music legend in the future. He has [...]

I frequently find when meeting artists that their talents and skills are not limited to one area of art. That is the case with Diana, who took a musical childhood into a professional career in the music business as a songwriter and producer, and who now has started a second career as an author. When [...]

Colleen Doran is a passionate artist. She’s passionate about illustrating and writing, working so hard her legs fall asleep and she has to drag herself away from her desk. Passionate about ensuring the fans of her own “Distant Soil” series as well as series she illustrates, such as The Sandman, receive the best she has [...]

Margot MacDonald has done a lot in her musical career, which is striking when you consider how young she is. But when you listen to her on this video, it becomes clear how poised and forward-thinking she is, and also how generous she is with her talent, to listeners and other creators. We’ve been fortunate [...]

Many folks are familiar with Washington, D.C., landmarks such as the U.S. Capitol and the White House, but they probably haven’t spent a lot of time in southeast Washington. Robert “Snughie” Stocks grew up there, when crime was at an all-time high. Yet he knew early on that music was in him, was a part [...]

If you know you’re the next big musical star, you could try out for “American Idol,” or you can team up with some talented and experienced music veterans and produce a recording that showcases you at your best. The creative team at 3rd Side Productions in the Maryland suburbs of D.C. will help you with [...]