Blog Posts

Like my work? Get email alerts when a new story publishes.

Thanks for submitting!

Articles
Photography
Stories
My Life
Music
5 Q's

Jan 5
2 min

Enjoy the Little Things

My daughter, Lucy, smiles every time Cocomelon’s opening notes ring through the television speakers. It’s not a smirk, it’s a full-blown,...

0 comments

Anthony Machcinski

Dec 31, 2020
1 min

2020: My Year in Photos

I took this photo as I began to write this post and, not even five minutes later, this beautiful girl decided to throw up a mixture of fo...

0 comments

Photo gallery: Basement Dwellers showcase at York College

Anthony Machcinski

Oct 27, 2020
1 min

Photo gallery: Basement Dwellers showcase at York College

Finding some different opportunities to shoot during the pandemic has been tough, especially with models. I joined the York Music Group -...

0 comments

'24 frets, six strings and endless possibilities': 5 Q's with Dan Camargo

Anthony Machcinski

Oct 2, 2020
3 min

'24 frets, six strings and endless possibilities': 5 Q's with Dan Camargo

Dan Camargo of The Creaky Steps and Get Buy Records sits down for a chat.

0 comments

Lavallette, New Jersey: Life after Labor Day and the COVID effect

Anthony Machcinski

Sep 16, 2020
2 min

Lavallette, New Jersey: Life after Labor Day and the COVID effect

At a younger age, I failed to understand the value of taking time off to recharge and how to avoid burning out at my jobs. I didn't take ...

0 comments

Anthony Machcinski

Sep 4, 2020
3 min

Why I support #NFLDropEA

Madden 04 gained fame as the version of Madden where Michael Vick became a video game legend. It carried more significance for me because...

0 comments

Live music in a pandemic? DreamWrights delivers

Anthony Machcinski

Aug 22, 2020
1 min

Live music in a pandemic? DreamWrights delivers

It's still weird for me to see people walk up on stage with masks on their face before starting a performance, but we're months into the ...

0 comments

Catching up with RalphReal; Why I love photographing music

Anthony Machcinski

Aug 18, 2020
2 min

Catching up with RalphReal; Why I love photographing music

It's fair to say Ralph Washington does everything loud. He's the kind of guy whose voice you hear boom into a room before he daps you up w...

0 comments

Anthony Machcinski

Aug 13, 2020
2 min

A Breath of Fresh Air

The problems we face remain at our doorstep, but the short moments away provide the recovery needed to fight the next day - and my daughter

0 comments

Anthony Machcinski

Aug 3, 2020
8 min

How to Properly Manage Employee Burnout

If you're a manager handling employee burnout, or maybe you're an employee trying to deal with it yourself, hopefully reading this can help

0 comments

Anthony Machcinski

Jul 27, 2020
3 min

My True Meaning of Sports

Anthony Machcinski speaks on why sports are such an integral part of his life and why their return is a sought after facet of life.

0 comments

Anthony Machcinski

Jul 23, 2020
3 min

What Covid Cost

Months after Covid-19 lead to an unpublished project, I'm still haunted by what could have been.

0 comments

How a conversation with a stranger changed the outlook of my day

Anthony Machcinski

May 16, 2020
2 min

How a conversation with a stranger changed the outlook of my day

There's so much good in this world. I'm just glad I found it on a random Friday.

0 comments

Turning missed opportunities into an exercise

Anthony Machcinski

May 6, 2020
4 min

Turning missed opportunities into an exercise

Reading through my old work and looking at past photos I shot is an exercise similar to scratching nails on a chalkboard.

0 comments

Three things I learned from The Ringer's Bill Simmons

Anthony Machcinski

Apr 30, 2020
3 min

Three things I learned from The Ringer's Bill Simmons

It’s weird realizing someone I’ve never met has been a regular part of my life longer than my wife, but that’s the case with Bill Simmons.

0 comments

Anthony Machcinski

Apr 20, 2020
2 min

An introduction: Why I do what I do

I believe that everyone has a story to be told and I’m honored when people put their trust in me to tell it.

0 comments

{"items":["5ff39de970951f0017fb4489","5fee14cfc087ae00177d1a45","5f972f4c2685dd0017c89c11","5f7725f642374300175e84e8","5f6131a0461da800178f38cd","5f528069f2ed43001732c03b","5f407d15f131230017ebce7b","5f3c2b9ff3bb3d001708beeb","5f35afa6acf26000178f6f22","5f27702c87182800174809f6","5f1dd4475e96b80017bd1d6c","5f1a05da326a6f0017b8f50b","5f12225a1d429d0017b4d4d6","5f11fc83efd29f001768d8cf","5f122429efd29f0017690cb6","5f11f85afdebc90017e3d18f"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"value":"rgba(219, 217, 217, 0.4)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}