My Final Photo

10/16/2025

A political satirist dressed in a MAGA hat and oversized diaper performed for nearly two hours at the corner of State and College, taunting passersby with exaggerated displays of bravado and reacting theatrically to their responses. My Final Photo for October 15, 2025. https://myfinalphoto.com/satirical-street-performance/

10/15/2025

In today's WVLNEWS: Nearly 200 people gathered Tuesday evening at the Alum Creek North Amphitheater in Westerville for a memorial rally honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The event marked the second such gathering in the city, following a smaller rally held several weeks earlier on the green in front of City Hall that attracted about 25 people. Details and Photos: https://ow.ly/47UK50XbO1h

11/10/2024

St. Paul Sunday Morning.

07/05/2024

Westerville’s Fourth of July fireworks light up the sky behind the Yarnell Farm barn. The photo gallery below was taken on the west side of North State Street between Main and Home Streets, focusing on clothing or adornments featuring the US flag.

Westerville’s Fourth of July fireworks explode in the sky behind the Yarnell farm barn and grain silo on Africa Road. Fourth July Parade Flag Motif The photo gallery you see below, for paid subscribers, was made on the west side of North State Street between Main and Home Streets.

07/02/2024

Seven guitarists, one bassist, a cuatro player, and a drummer gathered on the empty Alum Creek Park North Amphitheater stage for their eclectic bi-weekly performance of plucked string instrument music. My Final Photo for July 1, 2024.

Seven guitarists, one bassist, a cuatro player, and a drummer gathered on the empty Alum Creek Park North Amphitheater stage for their eclectic bi-weekly performance of plucked string instrument music. My Final Photo for July 1, 2024.

06/17/2024

I was on my way out of the Saturday Farmers Market when I heard my name called. I was beckoned to a vendor area to see a young artist’s latest creation. She is, perhaps, more talented than her mom.

I was on my way out of the Saturday Farmers Market when I heard my name called. I was beckoned to a vendor area to see a young artist’s latest creation. She is, perhaps, more talented than her mom. My Final Photo News is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my photograp...

06/17/2024

I explained that I came to the art world from the newspaper world, where the half-life of any project was measured in the briefest of deadlines. Deadlines could be as short as 10 minutes until the next photo transmission or as long as several hours before the presses began running.

I’ve worked as a news photographer my adult life, which gives me an unusual perspective on physics and art. I had a conversation with some artist friends at a meeting of a local arts association. The discussion focused on planning a series of events and how different aspects would be managed by co...