12 Excuses for Shooting Photos for Free — and Why They’re Bogus by John Harrington, a Washington D.C. Blackstar photographer. I found many other articles of interest on this website as well.

Visit my father, David Madden’s, website to learn about his latest novel, Abducted by Circumstance, that has been recently released. I did the web design and took the photograph and audio of him during a dramatic reading recently in Black Mountain, NC.

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I’ll be teaching studio lighting and intermediate photography at McDowell Technical Community College this spring. McDowell has a two year program that offers an associate degree in applied science in Photographic Technology.

I’m teaching Capturing the Light at Blue Ridge Community College November 3rd through December 1st.

Three images from my series “Namaste: A Photographic Journey Through India and Nepal” are currently on exhibit at Blue Ridge Community College.

To see an expanded slideshow of images from that body of work you can go to
http://www.blakemaddenphotography.com/Portfolio/India_Nepal/india_nepal.html.

This is the first annual curriculum and continuing education art faculty exhibit at the college and runs Oct. 9-Nov. 9 at the Blue Ridge Conference Hall in the Technology Education and Development Center. Media and styles of artwork include ceramics, watercolor, drawing, video, sculpture, painting, photography, and installation.

Gallery hours for the exhibition are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, Oct. 12-Nov. 9. The exhibit will also be open from 11 a.m.-2 p.m on Oct. 17 during the college’s 40th anniversary celebration. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Blue Ridge Conference Hall is located at the corner of East Campus Drive and Alumni Way. For more information, call 694-1688.

I’m currently teaching a photography course entitled, Capturing the Moment, at Blue Ridge Community College.

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