Habana Vieja – Where Time Stood Still
Much of Havana looks as it did in the late 1950's. Standing on a street corner in Old Havana is like stepping into a time warp. The ubiquitous Yank Tanks,…
Macro Monday – Withered Beauty
Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age. ___James Joyce My favorite cattleya orchid usually blooms twice a year for…
Informal Portrait – One Shot, Two Ways
A tobacco farmer near Vinales, Cuba, patiently poses for an informal portrait by the barn, allowing me to capture one shot, two ways - actually several ways as it turned…
Kathputli Colony, Delhi – One Shot, Two Ways
It is estimated that half of Delhi's 18 million inhabitants live in slums. Curiously, some of the slums are so called "authorized colonies" but most are "unauthorized colonies." Life in…
The End is Near
I see the bad moon arising. I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes and lightnin'. I see bad times today.___Credence Clearwater Revival, "Bad Moon Rising"His name is Mann…
Into the Forest Darkly
If there are no mangroves, then the sea will have no meaning. It is like having a tree without roots, for the mangroves are the roots of the sea. ___Words…
The Murals of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Episcopal Church had its beginnings in Port-au-Prince in 1861. In 1949 the Church invited Haitian artists to paint murals on the interior walls. Recognized as…