Basic Jones

Enjoy the world of photography through the eyes and mind of Dewitt Jones. In Basic Jones, Dewitt explores the experience of capturing images and the impact photography has on life.

My Middle Earth

Thanks to the elves of Yosemite

Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park is one of my favorite places on the planet. Years ago, I camped there for an entire summer. It was there, surrounded by granite domes and spires, that I first read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
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Hiking With All My Toys

The Big Boys versus the iPhone

If it’s summer, you’ll find Ol’ Basic in the high country of the Sierra Nevada. I’m camped at 10,000 feet, surrounded by peaks and meadows, granite and wildflowers.
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It’s The Fling Itself

Getting out and making pictures can be every bit as rewarding as the images themselves

In the past I wrote about “not being the best in the world, but being the best for the world.” I love little sayings like this.
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