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05/30/2026

I've been in San Francisco on a work trip this week, and, as is typical for me, I've spent my free time walking around town, looking, and making pictures. By chance, I stumbled upon this poster at a bookstore window, and I managed to pop down to the to see this amazing retrospective exhibition.

Ray Potes was a major inspiration for me in the early days, and hamburgereyes is legendary in some photography circles, so seeing this show in person was a genuine treat.

If you are in the area, I hope you'll make time to see this show before it closes in September. I'll write more about this in my newsletter on Monday.

Congratulations, Ray!

05/29/2026

05/25/2026

Me and the Missus 😍

05/24/2026

I studied film in college, and movies remain a passion of mine, so I plan to interview more filmmakers here on this year. Many of you know I’m a huge Saul Leiter fan, and I was delighted to meet , the director of the excellent Leiter documentary, In No Great Hurry, a few years ago.

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Tomas and I correspond periodically, and I love his newsletter (which you should explore), so I asked him if we could write a Show & Tell piece together. I’ll let him take it from here. Enjoy!

05/17/2026

Hey, everybody, I just wanted to show my face and say Hi. I'm Andy. I love pictures and write about them in my newsletter. More about me at FLAKPHOTO.NEWS/ABOUT

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05/09/2026

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05/07/2026

FlakPhoto subscribers, I sent a message yesterday to make sure your email algorithms aren't filtering FlakPhoto from your inbox. Please drop me a line and let me know you received it. Cheers!

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05/02/2026

This week on , an opinion essay by Bill on the evolving relationship between photography techniques and the aesthetics they produce.

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Since many of you are imagemakers with decades of technical experience, I expect you’ll have thoughts about the ideas he explores here. Tell us what you think in the comments. Enjoy!

📸 Bill Sawalich