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Tree Getting New Owner - Gallery
The oak tree at the corner of Brisbane and Barcelona in the Huber Village neighborhood is getting a new owner on Tuesday.
Apr 6
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Gary Gardiner
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Color, soft edges, and stillness turn a record into a memory
I’ve spent several years photographing the gravestones of Revolutionary War soldiers in and around Westerville, and the longer I do it, the more I…
Apr 2
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Gary Gardiner
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March 2026
It Was A Great Terrible Day For A Drone
I don’t always take my drone with me, especially on days like today when my drone weather app was glowing red, warning of high wind gusts.
Mar 31
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Gary Gardiner
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The “What, me worry?” Photographer
Rarely does a day go by without someone asking, “What’s your final photo for today?”
Mar 24
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Gary Gardiner
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In The Second Act
I’ve come to think that the photographs I care about most are made in the second act.
Mar 17
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Gary Gardiner
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More Than F8 And Be There
Practice Presence Is The Harder Part
Mar 13
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Gary Gardiner
4
From Wirephoto to Worldwide: Fifty Years of Changing Photographic Voices
The difference between Photojournalism/76 photographers and those in the 2026 Best of Photojournalism is bigger than the shift from black and white to…
Mar 5
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Gary Gardiner
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The Power of Routine and Ritual in Photography
Observation is the starting point in photography.
Mar 3
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Gary Gardiner
1
February 2026
If It Were Easy ...
Why doesn’t photography get easier?
Feb 28
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Gary Gardiner
4
Longtermism And the News and the Photographer
Future people count. There will be a lot of them. Whether their lives are better or worse depends, in part, on how well we think today, because today’s…
Feb 26
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Gary Gardiner
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Then We Filtered the Light. Now We Rewrite It.
From the Archives
Feb 23
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Gary Gardiner
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The Knife Sharpener and the Photographer
Because the act of photographing is, for me, an act of presence. It is not about capturing something beautiful or interesting. It is about entering into…
Feb 18
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Gary Gardiner
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