So, You Want to Conduct an On-Camera Interview… I don’t usually do how-tos, but a few times in the past year I’ve been approached by people who want to make a documentary and they always ask me, among other things, how … Continued
A long, long time ago, about a thousand years ago, I had the idea for this film and the first person I reached out to was Paolo Soleri. As I wrote in a very early post, we spoke on the … Continued
The other day I watched an excellent web series called Planet X, directed by Jacob Hensberry and written and produced by Jake and Ken Cook. I know Jake, so I emailed him and complimented him, his cast, and crew on … Continued
Jessica Roth, writer, guest blogger, and friend of A Life’s Work, took these photos on a recent trip to Arizona and sent this bit of text along to accompany them. I make an annual sojourn to this spot…alongside the river, … Continued
Apocalypse, Now! The other night I was on the subway, on the way to meet a filmmaker who was directing a documentary about nature writer Sigurd Olson, when a man of about thirty-five sat next to me. He put his … Continued
The Best Way to Hug a Tree I was in a patch of Michigan forest admiring a pine tree, one tree among thousands. I stopped and stared at it. “There’s something about that tree,” I said. “That tree speaks to … Continued
A Quote from Teddy Roosevelt I was looking through Barbara Bosworth’s stunning book of photos, Trees, when I came upon this quote in the accompanying essay by Douglas R. Nickel. There is nothing more practical in the end than the preservation … Continued
I just finished reading Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning by Gary Marcus. In it, Marcus, a professor of psychology, writes about what it’s like to learn how to play guitar at the age of 40. … Continued
In a previous post I mentioned other subjects I considered including in A Life’s Work. One of them was Michael Apted, the director of the Up films. The reasons I gave in that post for not pursuing him were I thought … Continued
One of the reasons I keep blogging is it seems to lead A Life’s Work down roads it might not otherwise go down. Case in point: Jeff Stein, AIA In the summer of 2012 I had the idea of conducting … Continued