An American Peyote Scribble

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Marketing – the act of shaping the ideas or desires of a population to the desire of the marketer.
Science – the collective process and knowledge of describing how the world works and how to harness it for the advancement of society.
Some say marketing amounts to brain-washing, manipulating the buying habits of consumers to fulfill the [...]

An economy is generally defined as a system with surpluses and shortages.  This means that things become more expensive, have more value if there are fewer of them and there is a high demand to acquire them.
So when Pentax releases a new camera, like the K10D, and a lot of consumers buy that camera, and [...]

What if photography were treated like academic research?  It’s a logical question for a academic researcher with a passion for photography to ask.  As a scientist, one might be driven by the challenge of discovery and a desire to understand the world.  It’s also why many people climb, travel, write and do photography.  Pondering the [...]