Yaum's Photo Diary

Here is the updated exhibition details at the PENTICTON ART GALLERY. The photo they have in the link is NOT one I have printed yet. I need ...

I counted 46 possible color pics I could send to Penticton. Might send up to 20 and they can select what works they want to show. Color ...

Did up an other of inkjet photo paper, both MOAB Sliprock Metallic Pearl and Juniper Baryta as Kodak Dectol photo paper developer for the ...

"I picked up a camera because it was my choice of weapons against what I hated most about the universe: racism, intolerance, poverty....

Am preparing for the Penticton exhibition tonight. Doing my 3rd night in a row of organizing my negs (will probably need about 5 nights to ...

A shocking difference in intellect and character.

"I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."

"John's spirit in a way is still alive. In peoples hearts, and the statements he made, the music he made, you know, it's going...

Well this is a bit intimidating, what a well spoken man Glen Constantine is. Mr. Constantine's photographic work  on the Rohingya's...

Some good news today after a 2 month wait. I got a rebate check from Epson for my printer, $500! I received $350 back for buying my new pri...

This morning after last nights security guard night shift I went home and into the darkroom, where I printed for 2 hours. I need to get my ...

"As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail." "When I started making films, I ...

I bumped into this photo just now, mom and dad in happier times. It was made on April 16, 2013 during the opening night at an exhibition I ...

Gosh photo paper is expensive. Just paid $302 USD (with tax and brokerage) for 50 sheets of Ilford 16x20 FB from B&H in New York. I pla...

Paul C the curator at the Penticton Art Gallery has offered me the choice of 2 different spaces to show the "Families of the Dump...

Got an email from the Penticton Art Gallery today about the coming exhibition. Everything looks great and is a go, even going to make a lit...

Archie Bunker: "If God had meant us to be together, He'd have put us together. But look what he done.   He put you over in A...

“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are ...

2 older pics done with a Mamiya 6 Camera and flash, in 1999..The first of sex workers Jo and Nit in Pattaya ...

“The good photograph is not the object; the consequences of the photograph are the object.” 

Speaking about the great social documentary photographer Dorothea Lange.  “ Lange’s greatest lesson is that a photographer documenting so...

From a speech marking the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth. “I believe in Nelson Mandela’s vision, I believe in a vision share...

Here I a wonderful story on the Great Depression era photographer Dorothea Lange. Her dedication, hard work, empathy and compassion has bee...

“Woodstock was a spark of beauty where half-a-million kids saw that they were part of a greater organism.”

"When the speech condemns a free press, you are hearing the words of a tyrant."

Found this simply beautiful. I will try to visit 'Elephants World' my next trip to Thai. Man Plays Bach To Blind Elephant Here i...

During his retirement speech of his show 'Family Feud' Mr. Richard Dawson told this wonderful story about an important conversation...

Found this quite interesting, the power of meditation to calm people in times of stress. The Thai coach who was trapped in the underwater c...

Gerry Yaum My HF3535 camera should be finished fairly soon. I am making the final payments on shipping and some extra bac...

Gerry Yaum 3 mins   During my life doing social documentary photos the ugliest place I have ever mad...

Mom is suffering from the initial stages of dementia. What my mother is going through is more difficult than what dad faced with his pancre...

Am in a hopeful frame of mind tonight. Thought I would share this YouTube video of people saving animals in danger. Restore Your Faith In...

The 12 Thai soccer team boys and their coach were successfully rescued from their underground cave today.When we all work together, when th...