Odious

"Odious" - Abscheulich, Verhasst.

Mike Johnston's writing is inconsistent, not in terms of his views, perspectives or opinions but in regards to the quality of his SMP essays. Some of them, and there are many, are a delight to read, others seem incoherent and pointless. He is often grouchy and curmudgeonous (Is that a word?), but also incredibly witty, very insightful and plain funny, and, I typically have to lookup tons of terms while reading his columns. That's one of the reasons why I like his work so much, he really enriches my vocabulary. He constantly apologizes for the delays of his columns, his upcoming book or his newsletters, but when one of his better ones comes around it really sweetens my Sunday morning. And I do admit, I always check, unfortunately now on a monthly schedule. If you're still unsure: This really is praise.

Here is his latest SMP (The Sunday Morning Photographer. A monthly photo.net column posted on the first Sunday of every month.): Comparisons and the Odious: Fakery, Actual and Conceptual. It's one of the better ones. I will have to subscribe to his newsletter in order to dive deeper and do him justice.