We interrupt this blog for a photo public service announcement (PSA). I was on day three of a four day conference I was documenting. We’d just come down from the Mount of Olives, and I was cooling off before dinner. I was also getting my photo gear ready for the evening session. So I take out the camera with the telephoto lens out of the backpack and go to put the hood on when I see this: After a moment of panic, I see that only the front glass is cracked. Why did that console me? Because it was...








