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Hidden Mother Photos
I know that I just had a post on vintage photos the other day and I don’t usually like to have similar posts too close to one another but I found these photos too interesting to not mention here....
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Wonderful and Awful
I wasn’t going to post anything today but there was this photo on a site to which I subscribe, PhotoBotos.com, from photographer Nima Moghim. It was of the tracks of the metro line in Dubai. It is...
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The ParkeHarrisons’ Reality
I wrote here last year about my admiration for the photography of Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison contained in their beautiful book, The Architect’s Brother. They are spectacular and moody...
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Alvin Langdon Coburn
I came across a group of photos that caught my eye on Luminous Lint, one of my favorite sites to visit and one that I have mentioned here a number of times in the past. They were by a photographer who...
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Rhea
I am always stunned by the photos sent back to us from our robotic spacecraft as they explore our solar system. The sheer beauty and magnitude of these images really puts our own world into a...
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
While writing yesterday’s post on Adolphe Valette, I came across a photo that stopped me in my tracks. It was a photo by early British photographer Robert Howlett of a man in stovepipe hat and dress...
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General Jesup
While trying to find something to divert my attention away from the last few anxiety-filled days of the current political campaign (there’s a lot I would like to say about this but I have pledged to...
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Junkanoo #1
I was going to write about last week’s election here, about the runup to the election and the aftermath, particularly the awful spinning by Karl Rove and his ilk who try to justify their deceitful...
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Juliet Margaret Cameron- Sadness
If you are a regular reader, you probably know that I like old photography from the 19th century. I am constantly fascinated by being able to step into that time period via these images, more so than...
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Ansel Adams’ Yosemite
One of the things I am looking forward to next week when I head to California for the opening of my show at the Just Looking Gallery in San Luis Obispo is the couple of days beforehand that we will...
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Cartier-Bresson’s Moments
I wrote the other day about the decisive moment and mentioned the French photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson, who made great use of the term and concept in his work. I am a fan of his work. It...
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Iago/ Julia Margaret Cameron
A few months ago, I posted one of my favorite photos, Sadness, from the British Victorian era photographer Julia Margaret Cameron. I was struck by the contemporary feel and presence of the photo...
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Eakin’s Whitman
“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you, You must travel it for yourself. It is not far, It is within reach, Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know, Perhaps it...
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Louis Boutan and the World Under Water
A friend of mine had a picture on Facebook yesterday that was taken underwater. It was bright, clear and detailed, full of the color of the sea. The fact that anyone can easily take such sharp...
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Poor Man Statues
I had a good trip down to Alexandria yesterday, a fast down and back jaunt with a pleasant, as always, visit with my friends there. It’s always great to spend a little time with the folks there–...
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Images of Lincoln
I’m always intrigued whenever I come across images of Abraham Lincoln. There aren’t many I haven’t seen as his image has remained in the public eye on a regular basis throughout my life. Growing up,...
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Nadar
While following the events of last week , both in Boston and in Texas, it seemed as though the media was constantly mentioning how many terrible things had happened during this week in the past. The...
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Soul of a Man
I came across these photos from the great Frank Hurley when he was part of the fabled Shackleton Expedition (Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-1917) that tried to cross Antarctica but was...
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The Bambino
I came across this photo yesterday. It’s one of my all time favorites. It’s a shot taken in Syracuse in August of 1922 that features Babe Ruth surrounded by a throng of kids. He stands in the middle...
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A Day of Remembrance
I think if you need an image to answer the question of why we take this day to honor those who have served in the military, this might fit the bill. It is titled “Taxis to hell- and back- into the...
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