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Abandoned Photographs Found in the Streets of Detroit

by Allen Mowery | Jul 14, 2012 | Photography

In 2009 and 2010, Italian photographers Arianna Arcara and Luca Santese walked the streets of Detroit on a photographic mission. They set out to find lost, thrown out, and forgotten photographs of the city’s past. Their collection eventually grew to include ‘thousands...
Harleys on the Susquehanna [featured]

Harleys on the Susquehanna [featured]

by Allen Mowery | Jul 13, 2012 | Featured Photos, Photography

Last month my wife and I had some time sans kids to get away for our anniversary — a couple days, no plans, just taking it as it came. On a whim, we decided to stop off and ride the old Millersburg Ferry across the river. As the only car on a craft full of...
My Photography Utilized in Local Feature

My Photography Utilized in Local Feature

by Allen Mowery | Apr 17, 2012 | News, Photo Shoots, Photography

This past Sunday, our local newspaper, The Daily Item, ran a story on the cover page of their special At Home section featuring the newly-constructed, energy-efficient home of area residents Craig and Christine Richard, using a selection of my photography for the...

Allen’s Vintage Retro – A FREE Lightroom Preset

by Allen Mowery | Apr 16, 2012 | Freebies, Photography, Presets, Resources

I was recently searching for a particular look for a series of photos I had shot, but I wasn’t able to find anything that was already out there from another photographer or retoucher that closely matched what I was visualizing in my head. So, what do you do when...
Fish Caught, Memories Made [featured series]

Fish Caught, Memories Made [featured series]

by Allen Mowery | Apr 15, 2012 | Around Town, Featured Photos, Misc., Photography

Most of the day’s catch. Never caught my limit before, but, as they continually lower the limit, it just gets easier. Ever since I was a kid (or youngin, for those of you south of the Mason Dixon line), the first day of trout has been our one consistent...
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Ep. 87 — Seventeen Syllables of Suffering: The Haiku Scam

Ep. 87 — Seventeen Syllables of Suffering: The Haiku Scam

Tired of people calling 17 syllables “genius”? So am I.

In this brutally honest, occasionally unhinged episode of Perfectly Poetic, Allen Mowery finally unleashes his pent-up frustration about the most overrated poetic form of all time: the haiku. From childhood worksheet trauma to seasonal name-dropping, syllable policing, AI-generated nonsense, and the myth of Bashō’s frog — no stone (or smooth river pebble) is left unskipped.

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