When Mike Bowen ran through Constitution Gardens and down to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, he completed his goal of running 58,282 miles — one mile for each name on the wall.

And that is where I will begin my personal photography project, Warriors at the Wall.

In today’s episode, I practice what I preach. We will talk about how you can create a personal photo project, but it won't be just theory. I will use the framework to create on a photo project for myself.

Create your photo project, too. Let's build them together.

I dreamed I bumped into a younger version of myself.

It was me from college, the guy taking his first photography class. I saw the younger me in the French Quarter working on a photo assignment, so I stopped to say hello.

I wanted to tell him to stick with that photography thing. It works out in the end. You'll end up teaching right here. But before I could say that, younger me asked a question.

"Based on what you know now, what helpful advice can you share?"

Good question. Here's what I told younger me. Come to think of it, this advice is just as useful for me, the old guy, too.

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As a bonus, I am also sharing a selection of an interview with gallery owner Cory Woods. I interviewed Cory several years ago during a photography webinar. Many of his insights back then are valuable in this context. 

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It took almost a year for Bridget Murray Law to finally agree that it was time to hang her photos.

It's not like she shouldn't have known. Bridget is an accomplished Washington, DC  street photographer who loves to document the transformation in many of the local neighborhoods. She has even attracted an Instagram following of more than 5,000 fans.

But she didn't think she was ready.

"As a photographer, you’re always going after the perfect shot. A lot of times I don’t think of my photos as a collection. I’m always going after the next perfect shot."

Her fiancee, Gary Nabors, knew better.

He said, "why don’t you look at what you have already done?"

After a year of pushing Bridget to do a show, she relented.

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Some people might go to their local bookstore to find books. Others might go to read magazines or sip coffee.

Steve Rosenbach went to his local bookstore to hang a photography show. But he didn't stop there. He hung shows at a local library, a city hall, and a camera club.

In fact, after more than six photography shows, he has learned a few tricks. In our interview, he shares what works and doesn't and how you might hang a photography show in one of your neighborhood businesses.

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I have a big ole hug for thehanterman1. He says my video put him

You ought to save some

I just read the book "Hug

But I wondered, doesn't

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What's it like to pack up

That's what Mike Lennett

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In a rooftop graveyard overlooking Flemington, NJ, Matt Hill created a ghost with his camera — and was hooked on night photography.

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Let's get the easy answer out of the way first. No Steve Heiner is not giving away free Nikon DSLRs.

As Nikon's senior technical manager, Steve has answers on just about every other question you might have about Nikon cameras and lenses.

If you have ever wondered how Nikon decides what technology to include in the upcoming DSLRs, why you should spend more money on Nikon lenses rather than off brand options, or what Nikon was thinking with their mirrorless line, Steve answers all these questions and more.

In this episode of the podcast, I wove your questions and mine into a very interesting 45-minute conversation. Canon shooters might even find it interesting. 

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