A Post Card from Paris
Ah, Paris. One of the great cities of the world. A city with a long, storied history and great beauty has long been a mecca for artists, writers, and musicians.…
Angles and Elbows
Calcutta, India. Two men finish washing pots and pans in an alleyway behind a neighborhood eatery. As they straighten and give me an understandably quizzical look, I am drawn to…
Reading the Water – a Photo Essay
El Malecon, that grand esplanade that separates Havana from the sea, draws you like a magnet. It seems most powerful late in the afternoon, like today. The sun, hidden behind…
Details
Cade's Cove, on the western side of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, in eastern Tennessee, is one of my favorite places. Well, other than tropical beaches and islands, of…
Abandoned in Natchez
Three abandoned kittens, people-watching in front of an old derelict building, just yards from the Mississippi River in Natchez. Just don't get too close or they will disappear faster than you…
Between the Lines
A group of Zebras huddled together on the Serengeti Plain, sharing each other's swishing tails to keep the flies at bay. Seeing between the lines, it is dizzily difficult to…
Biggin Church Ruins – Along the Road Less Traveled
Way down in South Carolina's Lowcountry, not too far from Moncks Corner, and just a stone’s throw from the Cooper River lies the Biggin Church Ruins. It was constructed in…
Art and the Blast Furnace
Interesting shapes, abstract images, especially in unexpected things or places, inspire the photographer in me. I like bold, simple shapes. Geometric forms, lines and angles do it for me. Imagine…
Still Life with Bird Cages
India amazes. You learn to expect the unexpected. To wit, the cluster of empty bird cages hanging in an alcove in the opulent City Palace in Udaipur in Rajasthan, India. Construction of the gigantic palace, or more accurately, series of connected palaces, was started in 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh and continued for over 300 years by his successor Maharanas. Apparently one of the royals fancied caged song birds.
