Or, “The alleyways of Italy…” I’m trying to avoid wordiness in this post as my intent here is to simply celebrate a tiny piece of our urban experience in Italy. In these first days of 2021 I’m again thinking alot about our upcoming travel to the northern reaches of the country, specifically the Lombardy Region. … More An Urban Study…
Few places have made a larger cultural impression on me than the nation of Italy. Upon this ancient land, the regions of Tuscany and it’s neighboring Liguria have found a small niche literally inside my soul. I’m taken by the rolling hills of forest, vineyard and olive grove that cover the landscape of Toscana. I … More Italia on my mind…
Envy. What other emotion can describe this feeling? There are humans who live this experience every day. They are a chosen few. Why could we not have been born to this place? Why could we not have found it before our 60th year when life’s mold has already been cast? We were then, and remain, … More Paradise is real…
Hey, just a little fun today. What d’ya’say? The scene from our little portico up near the top of the residential area on the cliffs of Vernazza. Just prior, we’d headed up the trail a bit further to shoot the sunset. Now we’re going to meet up with friends we’re traveling with and have a … More Shout it from the rooftops…
Everywhere we’ve been fortunate enough to photograph during the golden hour, be it at canyon edge in the American Southwest or here, on the Italian Riviera, we’re fueled by a wonderful flood of emotion, wonder and discovery. During those glorious moments, amber shafts of radiance penetrate the edge of night like the glancing strike of … More Where gold dances on water…
“Fishing… The great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.” ~ Herbert Hoover Rise before the dawn. With mariner skills taught by his elder, fertile waters are found. There is laughter, recollection, renewed hope and perhaps bounty enough to support family another day.
What came first – the chicken or the egg? Step back and ponder this age-old riddle. Humans, being the arrogant entities we are, think there must be order, reason and purpose to all things. At the birth of this quandary, the real mystery may be — is light the absence of darkness? Probably, but must … More An age-old riddle…
It’s day two for this blog thing… Behind the facade of any website featuring photography there will exist a stack of photos its visitors never see. Like a small archive, we stuff edited photos there hoping to post some thought where word matches light and color sooner than later. Then, there’s the infamous virtual gallery for you, … More Come sit in contemplation…
To let our minds eye see a new horizon… … More A new year and other stuff…
Inspirations in Light and Color 