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Surprised By Joy

November 14, 2014 • 1 Comment

When you have a sight like this…whatcha gonna do? Seize The Time One Summer evening in 2003, I returned to my 40 th floor, north-facing apartment near Columbus Circle New York, as a massive electrical storm swept eastwards, about 5 kilometers away. Its southern edge seemed to be directly over the George Washington Bridge because there was n...

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"Give me your tired, your poor..."

November 07, 2014 • 1 Comment

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Familiar, But Misplaced The sentiment is not misplaced, being both a testament to much that is good about America, as well as...

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"A Sea of Steps"

October 31, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Frederick Evans’ 1903 gelatin silver print of Wells Cathedral is iconic in the history of architectural photography and I never tire of trying to make images inspired by it when the opportunity presents itself. Here is one such, which I know will be familiar to many of you: Nowadays his original is estimated at $180,000 by Christie’s. See th...

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Reflections

October 24, 2014 • 1 Comment

My previous blog post spoke about my fascination with mirrors and reflections, while the one before that flowed from my enjoyment of photographing water. This image from a few years ago combines both of these passions… The Mood Of The Place Falsterbo is a Swedish peninsula jutting out into the Baltic Sea opposite Denmark. It is much enjoyed...

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Trompe l’Oeuil

October 16, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Baroque art, particularly French painting, is full of masterful examples of images which trick the eye into believing that what you are seeing is a three-dimensional reality, even though your head knows that it cannot be possible. Photographic manipulation also allows the photographer’s imagination to create images that are not quite what they seem...

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