It’s a clumsy word, but it’s catching on. Not just simple snaps or selfies; pictures that go beyond the basics and use the iPhone like Ansel Adams used a Hasselblad. Photography is one of the most versatile mediums that has seen a very progressive change throughout history — more so than ever with our digitally enhanced sharing culture. It goes by many names: mobilography, iphoneography and smartphone photography and it cannot be ignored. The boom in sales of smartphones has…

Couldn’t Find the Author, but did find this fun one about a fun fact — did you know it’s illegal to fish from a camels back in Idaho? This poem goes more in-depth on the why. If you love this poem, please don’t forget to share it. You Cannot Fish from a Camel’s Back Let’s see Shosone…

Idaho is one of the states where music has thrived for decades, and it continues to provide us with incredible musicians even today. For myself though, I find it is not celebrated enough! How many musicians do you know that celebrate this beautiful state of ours? So with that in mind, let’s today talk about musicians who not only mention Idaho in their songs, but have gone out of there way to dedicate…

Naomi McDonald Phelps (1843–1914) Castle Rocks of Idaho I know a spot where the gray cliffs rise From the low, green vale that in beauty lies, …………..Down at their rugged feet; A twinkling stream with rhythmic flow, Through alder bowers winds “to and fro,” …………..And mountain flowrets sweet Distill their odors upon the breeze That…

Weekly Poems to Motivate you in Photography — by Thomas Hardy The flame crept up the portrait line by line As it lay on the coals in the silence of night’s profound, And over the arm’s incline, And along the marge of the silkwork superfine, And gnawed at the delicate bosom’s defenceless round. Then I vented a cry…

The great American road trip is a rite of passage, a journey that every man, woman and child must experience at least once in their life. The memories you make on your road trip may not last forever, but the creative use of a camera can capture them permanently. For me, I find many of those memories surrounded by Highways and the road, always connecting those exciting Roadside attractions with that awesome music playlist that’s going…

Naomi McDonald Phelps (1843–1914) Naomi was a licensed evangelist for over 22 years in Idaho. If you Enjoy this Poem, please don’t forget to share it. A Mountain Idyl …………….Beyond me lies The Mountains’ massive chain. Their brows uplifted and their huge arms bare, That reaching upward, clasp the middle air As though to twine about their…

Asking Idahoan creators thoughts on issues, creativity, and where they hope to go in the future. — Put pure and simple, Martha’s star is here for Idaho creatives. we know that we can’t meet all of these creatives here in the gem state in person though, So, we went to social media (twitter, reddit, and Instagram) to ask who some of these creators are, and some questions…