Leslie’s Camera Denton Texas

Environmental photography by Shannon Drawe Photography

I ran into the last owner of Leslie’s Camera shop yesterday, and although I am pretty sure he didn’t remember me (but knew my name from the Denton photography community), we did take a walk down memory lane.

I only barely remember when Leslie’s Camera was located on the Square, and then over to University Drive.

There was also the recall of Denton Camera, it’s location on the edge of North Texas State University (around that Fry Street intersection area) Avenue A, and owner Nic Nicosia.

We rambled on down memory lane, bringing up Burt Finger and Missy Finger – and their Photographs Do Not Bend gallery as well as his start in Denton. You will see Burt doing photography appraisals on Antiques Road Show from time-to-time.

Of course in the end-times of film photography, along came Film Depot which was located in the center on University Drive where Albertson’s is still located. Film Depot specialized in selling grey market film that essentially ended the dominance of Leslie’s and coupled with catalog ordering and then the internet? The handwriting was written large on the wall. And the lion became the lamb, with me struggling to even remember the name of Film Depot.

Tadd Meyers at Photographs Do Not Bend Opens November 14

dallas art photographer
Photographs Do Not Bend is having a book signing event at their Dragon Street Gallery November 14 from 5-9pm for Tadd Myers book “Portraits of the American Craftsman. I took note of this book, and Tadd’s work awhile back, first because it is published by Lyons Press (a big time fly fishing book publisher), and second because it is so rare to see photography categorized as “Art” that is images of living people.

So many of today’s photography art instructors, at the accredited university level, are deathly afraid of photographing people, and they react viscerally to the subject. I used to think I could set them straight, but why bother? University photography education may not provide me with viable freelance assistants, but it also provides a great deal of job security.

It’s refreshing to see images of people in their environment, especially craftsmen working their craft.

PDNB
1202 Dragon St.
Dallas, TX 75207
P. 214.969.1852