Impressions of Tuscany
Siena, one of Tuscany's medieval hill-top towns, basks in the rich morning light. The large Duomo dominates the skyline. Back in the day, the size of your Duomo mattered.…
Florence, Every Day
What do you say about Florence, Italy? It's a conundrum. The birthplace of the Renaissance, the cultural center of Europe. Cathedrals and museums are world-class. And that's Florence's problem. It's…
Photoessay: Ybor City, Sunday Morning
Ybor City on Sunday morning is a quiet place, recovering from Saturday night. Nothing has changed much in that regard in over a century. Not really a city but the…
Portrait of a Girl
A young woman stands silently at an open window at an orphanage in Southern Vietnam. Unimaginable pain and sorrow paint her face.
Saturday Afternoon on the Malecon – Havana, Cuba
Havana's Malecon is much more than a broad esplanade that separates the city from the Gulf of Mexico. More than merely a seawall, it is the place many Habaneros spend…
Ecuador’s Costal Fishers
Near where the equator crosses Ecuador's coast, a group of local fisherfolk hauls their huge net full of tiny fish to shore. And the seabirds are going berserk, swooping…
Dawn at Varanasi
The sun slowly emerges through the morning haze and across the Ganges as I trudge along ancient ghats. Thus, a new day begins in timeworn Varanasi, the holiest of cities in India. As I find my way up and down and across endless ghats in near darkness, my other senses are acuter. I am aware of the creaking boatman's oar, the lapping of water against the worn steps, quiet voices murmuring - no, softly repeating mantras. A potpourri of aromas fills my nostrils like a breeze filling stillness. There’s the scent of woodsmoke from the endlessly burning funeral pyres, the ooze of life and death flowing by, and sweat.
Waiting for a Change in the Weather
Sport fishing boats wait out several days of wind and rain at Rehoboth Beach, DE.
Bird Portriats
When we think of photographing birds we usually think of color. And why not. Birds are, in fact, colorful creatures and their environment is often quite exotic as well. Before…