Photographing the Pearl Harbor National Memorial

December 7, 1941 – December 7, 2021 Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. This year we mark the 80th anniversary … More

Photographing the Garden State

Today is Election Day in New Jersey (also Virginia and other places). Hence, I thought to repost a few images … More

Water’s Soul

A Closer Look In my previous post I mentioned the new Water’s Soul sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa that … More

World Trade Center

Photographing the World Trade Center area in New York City Tomorrow is the first day of September. For twenty years … More

New York, NY

This past weekend was a holiday weekend–Memorial Day weekend–here, in the U.S.. It was a rainy, cold weekend, too. And … More

Calm Imagery

Lately, I’ve noticed terms like “calm images” or “calming photography” or popping up in online searches. I think it makes … More

Giving Thanks?

Three Notes on November 24, 2020: Thoughts on “being thankful” this year Ideas for photographing Thanksgiving in a time of … More

Photographing Hawaii

Today, August 4, is President Obama’s birthday. Since he’s a Hawaiian native, and also since August 21, only a few … More

Pandemic-Inspired Creative Work

On using creative work to capture pandemics such as HIV and AIDS, and the Coronavirus pandemic Oftentimes in life we … More

Four Freedoms Park Photography

Art as a Means for Exploring, Documenting and Learning from History While oftentimes underappreciated, art is perhaps a multi-layered, complex … More