By Rich Minear, on September 22nd, 2008%
Some of my favorite childhood memories revolve around going to see family…either family that lived close to us in Kansas City, or we traveled to.
My brother, sister, and I were blessed with having a large extended family…both on my mother and fathers’ side. We spent a lot of time with Aunts, Uncles, and cousins in . . . → Read More: 2009: The year of the family reunions…..
By Rich Minear, on September 21st, 2008%
It happened out of the blue….a short email shows up in my Minear.Org mailbox. Luckily, it went to the INBOX and not the SPAM folder. It came from Flickr, but was a comment on one of my older photos.
“I am a photo researcher, and while looking for images of Kansas City, KS, I came . . . → Read More: First photo sold….
By Rich Minear, on September 14th, 2008%
Landscapes, buildings, flowers, water, people around the house….all of those things are easy (ok, somewhat easy!). And a lot of people can go their whole lives and careers taking photos of them, and doing it very well.
But not me….NO!!! I have to be the guy that tries everything….
So two weeks ago, I . . . → Read More: Photography – Action Shots & Sports
By Rich Minear, on September 2nd, 2008%
Two weeks ago, my family lost my grandmother, Ola Irene Ledbetter Johnson. It was a very sudden event, as my grandmother had been in relatively good health.
I’ve known for years that this time would eventually come, and I had no idea how I would feel about her passing. This probably seems . . . → Read More: Ola Irene Ledbetter Johnson 1913-2008
By Rich Minear, on September 1st, 2008%
Almost every year, near Tonganoxie KS, there are huge fields of sunflowers that are visible from the highway….and in the mornings and evenings, you can always find a crowd of people stopped to gaze.
I don’t know if its that I really love sunflowers, or because they are so symbolic of the state that I love, but….but . . . → Read More: Sunflowers…..