The Three Castles
A short trail through the woods leads to the ruins of the Three Castles---more like three towers, really---that are perched on a ridge above Eguisheim, Alsace, France. The structures date…
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October 28, 2022
Arriving in Strasbourg
I got some decent sleep on the long-haul flight over to Paris, and at the airport caught the train to Strasbourg. Strasbourg is the capital of Alsace, a region of…
October 25, 2022
Spine of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia
From the exterior, the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia in Albi, France intentionally connotes the overwhelming power of a fortress rather than the spiritually of a place of worship (see…
June 11, 2022
Cordes-sur-Ciel at Sunset
Thanks to methodical planning, good luck with the weather, and helpful guides my photography group was able to photograph the ancient town of Cordes-sur-Ciel from across the valley at sunset.…
May 4, 2022
Coming into Toulouse
Dreamlike, the landscape of France sped past at high speeds, as I viewed the earth from the windows of the TGV (the high speed train). Dreamlike in feeling, and what…
April 28, 2022
Under the Pont de Grenelle
Since I am jet lagged I am going to keep this short and sweet: What great fun to be back in Paris with my camera! Just now, after dinner at…
April 21, 2022
Rooftops of Paris Redux
The appeal of a 2016 Rooftops of Paris image---besides the wonderful patterns of chimneys, dormer windows, and Mansard roofs---is an intentional, and vaguely anachronistic, antique look. In contrast, the 2018…
March 18, 2021
Farewell to After-Hours Access at Giverny
Sadly, the Monet gardens at Giverny have ended their program allowing artists, photographers, and writers to access the gardens before and after the public admission hours. I don't know why…
September 20, 2019
Our Lady of Chartres
I recently was privileged to visit Chartres Cathedral with my group of Paris photographers. The upper two images were made inside Our Lady of Chartres with a fisheye lens and…
June 5, 2019
Giverny Afternoon
I visited Monet's wonderful garden at Giverny with my small group of photographers. In the late afternoon, we had the garden mostly to ourselves and were able to photograph in…
May 1, 2019
Paris Landscape
With the storm receding, from the top of the Tour Montparnasse near sunset, Paris looked like it could be any other rain-wracked landscape (of course, it is not, there is…
April 29, 2019
Notre Dame
How very, very sad to learn that Notre Dame is on fire. Here are some images I've made over the years with the thought that it is okay to remember…
April 15, 2019
Last Day in Paris
This is my last day in Paris until the spring. I took the Metro into Concorde, walked over to the Orangerie, and sat for a while and marveled at the…
October 31, 2018
Rainy Day in Paris
Last night as a lay under my quilt in my garret room I heard the wind in a racing howl across Paris. I fell asleep to the rhythm of the…
October 30, 2018
Abstracting Sacré-Cœur
High atop the hill of Montmartre sits the cathedral of Sacré-Cœur---which, as I've pointed out before, is emblematic (when constructed) of a hard-right quasi-fascism as encouraged by the Church. From a…
October 29, 2018
View of Paris from my room
My garret room in Montmartre is part way up the hill to Sacré-Cœur. Under the hotel eaves, the room is on the sixth floor (fifth floor by European reckoning), and small.…
October 28, 2018
Relaxation in Rural France
Down the path to the Lot River from the Mas de Garrigue are a few rural homes on the bluff. I could easily imagine sitting here, perhaps reading a good…
June 5, 2018
Geometry
This is the ancient and magnificent Pont Valentre in Cahors, France and its reflections in the Lot River on a clear day with still water.
April 24, 2018