Art Meripol

Journalism degree. 13 years as a news photographer with a sideline as a concert photographer before 24 years as a magazine travel photographer and the last 13 years freelance for editorial and corporate clients. Official photographer for the US Civil Rights Trail. Now moving away from client work and trying to figure out what's next by returning to film.

Art Meripol's Posts

27 February, 2026

The Miniature Camera Monthly

By Art Meripol

Above: Cover photo of the August 1939 issue of Ray Bolger for it’s feature article on the new about-to-be-released movie The Wizard of Oz My wife retired a couple years ag...
rows of galleys and pages

22 February, 2026

Looking back from the other side

By Art Meripol

Image above: Rows of galleys and pages. And yeah, most everyone smoked back then. Sept 25, 1977. I was a year out of journalism school and working the first of my eventual five ...

19 February, 2026

Photo Walk – A One-shot story

By Art Meripol

There’s a strong welcoming film group here in Birmingham Alabama and one of the leaders, Nathan Watson, has invited me many times to join in for their monthly film walk. I...

28 January, 2026

5 Frames with Adox HR 50

By Art Meripol

Image above: Veterans representing each branch of military service in the US as the event gets started with a formal wreath laying. For the last few years I’ve volunteered...

19 November, 2025

A new old lens at No Kings Day protests

By Art Meripol

I admit. I went down the rabbit hole trying to pick out ‘the’ Leica 50mm glass to put on my Leica M4-P. I bought the camera some years back from a friend and he included a Voigt...