Photo Notes
Short notes on photography, observation, process, inspiration, and the stories behind selected images.
When an Ordinary Place Is Enough
A Photo Notes reflection on ordinary places, looking at works by Allison V. Smith, Walker Evans, and Rod Penner before returning to one of my own photographs from Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Why I still use the camera I have
A reflection on staying with the camera I already have, and how familiarity, limitation, and repeated use can become part of the photographic process.
Photographing architecture, ruins, and built silence
Photographing architecture and built silence | Tom Venner Photography
Why these photographs are available as prints
A short note on opening the Print Shop, selecting the first group of photographs, and offering them as made-to-order prints.