Michael Strickland

Nov 22, 2024 | idahostatejournal.com | Michael Strickland

“If you are not big enough to lose, you are not big enough to win,” wrote Walter Reuther, who built the United Automobile Workers (UAW) into one of the most progressive labor unions in American history. Reading that quote makes me nostalgic. I’m transported back to a time when I was a fledgling college instructor. My mother, a professor of literacy education, threw me into a talk that I felt ill prepared for. I thought I had bombed, but ….

Aug 23, 2024 | idahostatejournal.com | Michael Strickland

Shell-shocked. That is how I felt after a long-term substitute teaching assignment in Idaho Falls more than 20 years ago. I taught sixth grade, which was an experience that a few colleagues called “The Crucible.” It was a firsthand experience of the many challenges that Idaho teachers deal with annually.

Jun 14, 2024 | idahostatejournal.com | Michael Strickland

I remember when the first of my three daughters was born, and I held her in my arms at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Her angelic glow and beautiful smile filled my heart with a profound sense of joy and responsibility, igniting an unbreakable bond between us that I still cherish to this day. Father’s Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers on society.

Dec 29, 2023 | idahostatejournal.com | Michael Strickland

With warm drinks, hearts, and friends, we cuddle up next to a fire. We share thoughts on love, life and past experiences. We are reminded of how important those close to us really are. I love the celebrations of the holiday season. I look back at where I was and how far I have come. I look ahead, then lock in that feeling and make it so. When the light of dawn breaks new year’s morning, I begin to see further, moving past the day itself. What will I do for the next year?

Aug 27, 2023 | robbreport.com | Michael Strickland

Even in the Insta age, film photography captivates with a tactile nature that engages all the senses, from the click of the shutter to the smell of developer to the weight and texture of the finished prints. Plus, the physical process captures light in a way that imparts images with a distinctive character and depth, creating an ethereal quality that’s hard to replicate digitally. Here, five cameras that keep the faith.