When I announced my retirement from the legal world in 2011 and started traveling, a  good friend bought me the JEFFCOTNER.COM domain. Since then, I started taking lots of pictures — a teenage photography hobby now fully reincarnated in the digital age.  I hope you’re amused, entertained, educated, or touched.

For those who care:  Until 2023, I used primarily a D800 and D800E (I honestly can’t tell the difference) — spectacular cameras.  I’ve ‘moved on’ (and UP) to Nikon’s mirrorless Z8 (and Z7ii).  They’ve got as much computer power as the Space Shuttle and have capabilities indistinguishable from magic. I just hold on and try to keep up.  Go to my Gear & Tips page if you want to hear more about my photography choices.  I’m always happy to talk cameras (or bikes, or air planes, or . . .) with anybody that wants to hear it.   You’ll see a handful of pictures that include me, so it should usually be obvious which ones I didn’t actually take.  For example, I’ve put some mostly-goofy pictures OF me in the gallery below.

I love to get emails from folks who have seen the site.  You can email me at jeff@jeffcotner.com.  If you want to know when there’s a new post, use the links in the upper right to friend/follow me on Facebook. THANKS for taking a look at the site.

Jeff Cotner

Houston, Texas