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Battle at Chadds Ford 2026
October 14, 2026 - The Battle at Chadds Ford 2026 Reenactment, the major historical event closest to my home, commemorates the Battle of Br...
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Some of my Favorite American Revolution Reenactment Dragoon (Cavalry) Photos
September 30, 2026 - One highlight of any American Revolution reenactment is when dragoons are part of the event. Why do I say dragoons inste...
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Photography is all about Experimentation-Double Exposures
August 31, 2026 - When I take a photograph, that's only the first step in a much longer creative process. Post-processing in ON1 Photo all...
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Voices of Brandywine 2026-Theatre Company shares stories of the Battle of Brandywine
August 14, 2026 - Last Saturday, Brandywine Battlefield Park hosted Voices of Brandywine 2026. This theatrical program shared personal sto...
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American Revolution Reenactment Photos of Me from Photography Friends
July 31, 2026 - As I've shared in recent blogs, I haven't been able to attend many of my regular American Revolution reenactments —or ex...
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5 Favorite Stars and Stripes Flags from American Revolution Reenactments
June 30, 2026 - With the United States celebrating its 250th anniversary, American flags seem to be flying everywhere. It's wonderful to...
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Latest Spring Encampment at Jockey Hollow 2026
May 31, 2026 - Three days before my left knee replacement surgery, I attended the Spring Encampment at Jockey Hollow. It’s always a fun...
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Valley Forge National Historical Park in the Snow 2026
March 14, 2026 - As I’ve shared before, whenever it snows, I try to make my way to Valley Forge National Historical Park to capture some...
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Washington's Crossing-Christmas 2025
February 28, 2026 - I’ve attended the Washington’s Crossing event —either the Practice Crossing or the Christmas Day Crossing—nearly every y...
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Favorite Cannon Blasts from Chadds Ford 2025
October 14, 2025 - Among my reenactment photo friends, there’s an unspoken rule: if there’s a cannon at the event, it’s only truly successf...
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My Favorite Published American Revolution Reenactment Photos-1 of 2
July 31, 2025 - It's hard to believe sometimes, but I started photographing American Revolution reenactments in 2007. In that time, I've...
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Shooting Film in 2024 & 2025
July 14, 2025 - In a world dominated by instant gratification and digital perfection, shooting film now romanticizes, at least in my min...
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Patriots Along the Perkiomen, Pennypacker Mills 2025
June 14, 2025 - Just as I did last year, on my first visit to the Pennypacker Mills event, I dropped off my son at a school program loca...
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Mt Vernon-Revolutionary War Encampment 2025
May 31, 2025 - I was surprised that it's been two years since my last visit to the Revolutionary War encampment at Mount Vernon, George...
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B&W Film American Revolution Reenactment Photos in 2024
April 14, 2025 - I shared in many of my other blogs that my first exposure to photography was shooting film. That included taking photogr...
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Revolutionary Germantown Festival 2024
March 14, 2025 - In early October 2024, the Marketing & Development Coordinator at Cliveden asked me to photograph their Revolutionary Ge...
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Remembering Al Pochek-Friend and Photographer
January 14, 2025 - At the end of last month's 2024-year photography review, blog # 79, I shared the loss of my friend and fellow photograph...
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Battle of Monmouth 2024
July 31, 2024 - The Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, the eastern section of NJ, is close to NYC and holds one of my favorit...
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Ten of my Unique American Revolution Reenactment Photos Part 1 of 2
March 31, 2024 - All my photography friends were at an American Revolution reenactment event last year. It was great. So, what did we dis...
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Washington's Crossing 2023-Christmas Day
February 01, 2024 - George Washington and his ragtag troops of about 2,400 crossed the icy Delaware River on Christmas Day around 6 PM durin...
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American Revolution Photos-2023 Recap
December 31, 2023 - The influential photographer Ansel Adams said, "Twelve significant photos in any year is a good crop." For my 2023 photo...
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Challenge myself photographically at American Revolution reenactments! Mt Vernon Part 1 of 2
June 30, 2023 - For the next few months, I will challenge myself photographically at upcoming American Revolution reenactments. I needed...
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5 Favorite Portrait B&W American Revolution Photos
March 31, 2023 - I first learned photography using film. My first SLR (single-lens reflex) camera was a Nikon 20-20. Those small film can...
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Attending a new American Revolution Reenactment-The Battle of Princeton 2023
January 31, 2023 - Attending a new American Revolution Reenactment is always fun. You don't know what to expect. This time it was the Battl...
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American Revolution Photos-2022 Recap
December 31, 2022 - This blog is to recap the reenactment events I attended in 2022. I was at five regular and one national. Regrettably, be...
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245th Anniversary of the Battle of Brandywine-2022 National Event
November 30, 2022 - On a beautiful Sunday morning in late September, I drove the short distance, ten miles, to the 245th anniversary of the...
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Rediscovering Old City Philadelphia Cultural District
November 01, 2022 - As mentioned before, I live in the Philadelphia, PA, suburbs. Because of the pandemic, it has been years since I had the...
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Celebrating my 50th AmericanRevolutionPhotos.com blog, which is my 51st
August 31, 2022 - Why am I celebrating my 50th blog with my 51st? Because I had posted part 2 of my fantastic interview with Noah "Ned Hes...
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10 American Revolution Reenactment Motion Blur Photos-1-5
May 31, 2022 - In last month's blog, 10 American Revolution Reenactment Motion Blur Photos-6-10, I reviewed five photos using panning o...
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Interview with Noah “Ned Hector” Lewis-Black Revolutionary War Hero
March 31, 2022 - One of the joys of photographing American Revolution reenactments is meeting spectators, event staff, photographers, ven...
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Top 10 Photos You Wouldn't Expect Were From A Reenactment-Numbers 1-5
February 28, 2022 - In last month's blog, I reviewed 5 photos you wouldn't know were taken at an American Revolution reenactment. And this m...
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Top 10 Photos You Wouldn't Expect Were From A Reenactment-6-10
January 31, 2022 - Photographing American Revolution Reenactments is fun. There are so many photography opportunities to explore at every e...
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American Revolution Photos-2021 Recap
December 31, 2021 - I n blog # 19 (January 2020), I started a new, hopefully, recurring ritual. I recapped my American Revolution reenactmen...
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My Camera Gear and Accessories Part 1 of 2
August 31, 2021 - At the end of last month's blog, I mentioned having cataract surgery in both eyes. My surgeries went perfectly! The clar...
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Attending Mt Vernon's Revolutionary War Weekend Part 2 of 2
June 30, 2021 - I n last month's blog, I reviewed Mt Vernon's Revolutionary War weekend reenactment and camp life. Always a fun event! I...
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Attending Mt Vernon's Revolutionary War Weekend Part 1 of 2
June 01, 2021 - For the first time in over a year, I attended an American Revolution reenactment. It was the Revolutionary War weekend a...
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My Favorite Destination Colonial Williamsburg-Top 10 Photos-#'s 1-5
May 03, 2021 - In last month's blog, I reviewed #'s 6-10 photos of Colonial Williamsburg, VA, my favorite retreat/relaxation destinatio...
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My Favorite Destination Colonial Williamsburg-Top 10 Photos-#'s 6-10
March 31, 2021 - Thankfully the COVID crisis is improving. We now have a President taking this pandemic seriously. Plus, the vaccines are...
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The Enduring Valley Forge National Historical Park
February 02, 2021 - Last month, I reviewed two more core reenactment events I've been regularly attending, Washington's Crossing Historic Pa...
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5 Core Reenactment Events Missed-Part 2
January 01, 2021 - Happy New Year! In last month's blog, I reviewed my two out of five core attended reenactment events. This month, I'll r...
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My Top 10 American Revolution Reenactment Photos-Numbers 6-10
April 30, 2020 - Every April, I look forward to enjoying Major League baseball & photographing American Revolution reenactments. Unfortun...
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Jockey Hollow-Morristown National Historical Park
March 31, 2020 - Most everyone has heard of George Washington's winter encampment of his army in 1777-78 at Valley Forge PA. Because of P...
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American Revolution Photos-2019 Recap
January 08, 2020 - For this blog, I'm going to review and comment on the 9 American Revolution reenactments I've photographed in 2019, visi...
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Always Appreciate Their Sacrifice
December 13, 2018 - Whenever it snows my first thought is to visit Valley Forge National Historic Park and photograph the area surrounding t...
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Visiting the Museum of the American Revolution (MAR) in Philadelphia
October 22, 2018 - The Philadelphia region has access to many museums and historical sites, especially in Center City. The Museum of the Am...
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My Colonial Williamsburg Experience
September 15, 2018 - Where do you go just to relax? Is it the beach, mountains or a big city? For me, it’s visiting Colonial Williamsburg!
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