PinnedChuck HaackerinCounter ArtsWhy I Am a PhotographerPhotography for me is life. It’s true. I was a working professional analog photographer for many years, sixteen with my own small…Aug 2, 202146Aug 2, 202146
PinnedChuck HaackerA Frustrated Teacher of PhotographyI have been photographing professionally, semi-professionally, and hobby-ally (that’s not a word, is it…) for most of 50 years. I have an…Jul 22, 202117Jul 22, 202117
Chuck HaackerinCounter ArtsThe “Sepia Bride”The bride loved her wedding photographs — until she didn’t.17h ago117h ago1
Chuck HaackerMeditations on Being Eighty-Two in 2024Inside every old person is a young person, wondering what the hell happened.Jun 182Jun 182
Chuck HaackerI think that is key. No one does their due diligence because they don't know they should.I rarely repost anything I have not personally vetted, or at least tried to. The internet is a roiling, seething gyre of data, much (if not…Jun 141Jun 141
Chuck HaackerI came out of 3 years of army service in 1964, the year trump pulled his "bone spurs" stunt.I "volunteered" because I didn't want to be drafted. RA soldiers served a 3-year active tour, then 3 more as inactive reserve, no weekend…Jun 12Jun 12
Chuck HaackerExcellent article!Your remarks on some Islamic societies are spot on. My knees jerk violently, yet I must walk it back some when realizing that many of the…May 26May 26
Chuck HaackerI am 82 and sometimes classify myself as a "flaming liberal."My late wife, born in 1939, was raised in a rock-ribbed Republican family. I, born in 1942, was also. We were conservative owing simply to…May 121May 121