Looking

Of all the photos recently sorted and scanned from family archives, this one is my current favorite. It tells a story — one that the viewer can form (dance class, museum) and elaborate upon: (What are they viewing? What caught

Looking

Of all the photos recently sorted and scanned from family archives, this one is my current favorite. It tells a story — one that the viewer can form (dance class, museum) and elaborate upon: (What are they viewing? What caught

Dear Mom and Pa

While digitizing and sorting photos and documents from our parents files, my brother and I came across everything from old receipts for pest control to photos from the turn of the 19th century. The sorting of junk is not without

Dear Mom and Pa

While digitizing and sorting photos and documents from our parents files, my brother and I came across everything from old receipts for pest control to photos from the turn of the 19th century. The sorting of junk is not without

The father’s day gift

This piece was written in June 2015. Joseph was 9 at the time. I had intended to read it at my father‘s funeral. He died on 10 December 2020 of complications from Covid-19. I, among others, was not able to

The father’s day gift

This piece was written in June 2015. Joseph was 9 at the time. I had intended to read it at my father‘s funeral. He died on 10 December 2020 of complications from Covid-19. I, among others, was not able to

Iceland | Toussaint 2019

A tourism explosion hit Iceland after the banking crisis, filling a gap (sorry, gaping hole) in the economy. Visitors now easily outnumber locals in a country of less than 400,000 and it shows. If the tales are to be believed,

Iceland | Toussaint 2019

A tourism explosion hit Iceland after the banking crisis, filling a gap (sorry, gaping hole) in the economy. Visitors now easily outnumber locals in a country of less than 400,000 and it shows. If the tales are to be believed,

100 years

Watching the emotional ceremony marking the end of WWI this morning, it was hard, even with our dry vantage point overseeing the Arc de Triomphe, to keep a dry eye.  As with every 11 November, there’s a good deal of

100 years

Watching the emotional ceremony marking the end of WWI this morning, it was hard, even with our dry vantage point overseeing the Arc de Triomphe, to keep a dry eye.  As with every 11 November, there’s a good deal of

Île d’Oléron | Spring 2018

Our third stay on the Île d’Oléron (previously: 2017, 2015) did include some things new, among them a day trip to the Île d’Aix. It’s an interesting place for a walk or short bike ride but felt a bit too much like

Île d’Oléron | Spring 2018

Our third stay on the Île d’Oléron (previously: 2017, 2015) did include some things new, among them a day trip to the Île d’Aix. It’s an interesting place for a walk or short bike ride but felt a bit too much like

Spectacle, spectacle | June 2018, École Georges Gusdorf

From 1000 to 60, photos of the 2018 end of year spectacle by the students and staff of the École Georges Gusdorf. You will see some of the same faces from 2016.

Spectacle, spectacle | June 2018, École Georges Gusdorf

From 1000 to 60, photos of the 2018 end of year spectacle by the students and staff of the École Georges Gusdorf. You will see some of the same faces from 2016.

Sunday whites

While people in Paris gathered for le Dîner en Blanc, the Chantilly Cricket Club met the British Embassy Cricket Club at the cricket field situated on the grounds of the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly. In baseball it was a walk-off

Sunday whites

While people in Paris gathered for le Dîner en Blanc, the Chantilly Cricket Club met the British Embassy Cricket Club at the cricket field situated on the grounds of the Polo Club du Domaine de Chantilly. In baseball it was a walk-off

Grimentz, Switzerland | 2018 winter vacation

Years ago I was impressed with Joseph being on a ski lift, never mind coming down the easiest of slopes. Now, not so much. It seems even the camera knows that this is not a shot worth capturing anymore, as it

Grimentz, Switzerland | 2018 winter vacation

Years ago I was impressed with Joseph being on a ski lift, never mind coming down the easiest of slopes. Now, not so much. It seems even the camera knows that this is not a shot worth capturing anymore, as it

Côte de granit rose

It was early morning, returning from the boulangerie in Perros-Guirec. I was listening to Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me with Not My Job guest Alan Page. The connection here is slim — we were staying on the Côte de granit

Côte de granit rose

It was early morning, returning from the boulangerie in Perros-Guirec. I was listening to Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me with Not My Job guest Alan Page. The connection here is slim — we were staying on the Côte de granit