My walks around our neighborhood are generally short and later in the afternoon or early evening. The light is a bit softer, quieter, warmer, highly directional, and weaker in power. Therefore … [Read more...]
Meet Fan Ho
I am, once more, grateful for Sotheby's photography auctions. A few days ago I received an email about the upcoming show and sale featuring the photographs of Fan Ho, the Chinese photographer who was … [Read more...]
Rodney Smith
There is so much to learn! I found out about Rodney Smith at a small photography group last week and got interested enough from a couple of stories, I searched for his work on Google, and got sucked … [Read more...]
Film Days – 3
This is the last installment of nostalgic photographs, you can see the previous three posts for more. These photographs are a mixed bag of places, things, a few flowers from the days I used to … [Read more...]
Film Days – 2
(I will greatly appreciate if you could let me know if you received a new post alert by sending me a quick e-mail as I have been having difficulty with the system component that takes care of this. … [Read more...]
Film Days – 1
Writing the previous post about my old and new film cameras made me want to share photographs from the days when we used film. I have a large number of color and B&W negatives as well as slides. … [Read more...]
A Leica Older than I
When I was in elementary school, my father worked at the Sariyar Dam construction project. It was in the middle of nowhere and I got to spend a little time one summer there and my sister and I stayed … [Read more...]
Art Of The Fine Print
I have always considered a print to be the ultimate representation of photography. It provides unencumbered enjoyment of the work and the photographer's commitment to a particular vision in print. It … [Read more...]
Irving Penn Revisited
Yesterday, I received an e-mail from someone who found my post on Irving Penn. In the message, she mentioned that they created a nice visual summarizing Penn's career and the development of his style … [Read more...]
Ryan Center for Business Studies at PC
Yesterday I attended the dedication ceremony of the new Arthur F & Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies at Providence College. The school of business now has a building that is inviting and … [Read more...]