I just ordered a new iPhone. My present one is cracked, outdated and full of images. When I scroll back from most recent to the very first image I took almost 8 years ago, (from 2 generations of iPhones), I can see my history flip back to a younger time with kids...
Museums are facilities where art work can be experienced in optimal conditions. Perfect lighting, absence of distracting sound, controlled temperature, and a planned layout all contribute to being able to fully appreciate a gallery exhibition. Artists labor with...
Winter in northeast Wisconsin upsets many who live here. Weeks of numbing bitter cold, hazardous driving conditions and frustrating feelings of hibernation in one’s interiors, can fuel depression, angst and loneliness. This cabin fever is magnified now by the...
Photography is a Solitary Activity After many years, I have come to the conclusion that, for me, photography is most enjoyed when done solo. I have been in camera clubs and group photoshoots in school with all the attention focused on doing my own thing (within the...
Out Walking Well, I’ve been out walking these days. At first, I walked to expel nervous energy as a form of exercise. I would walk fast and deliberate. After a week, attention to my surroundings became the source of interest, replacing the goal of physical...
Aloneness Creative Inspiration is revealed to me in the stillness of solitude. I withdraw for a brief time to contemplate. These little respites – walking, coffee breaks, cigarettes breaks and time spent alone in a bar with alcohol are a few incentivizing...
