Chemin de Halage
Under the cliffs beside the Lot River, and below the picturesque medieval village of Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, the Chemin de Halage makes for spectacular walking, and is part of one of the…
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April 26, 2016
Recent iPhone Sketches in France
Here are some recent iPhone images from southwestern France I made today and yesterday, and processed on the fly on my iPhone while traveling on the bus. With the first…
April 25, 2016
Lot River Valley
Today we walked to the small town of Calvignac, France perched on a rocky crag, and about 3 kilometers from the Mas de Garrigue. The weather threatened rain, and was…
April 23, 2016
Carcassonne at Night
Coming back to my base in Carcassonne after a long day of exploring Cathar castles---more on this later---I took my gear out on the old bridge after dark. Photographing back…
April 22, 2016
Cordes sur Ciel at Dawn
I set the alarm for an hour before sunrise. When it rang in the darkness well before dawn, I put on the warmest clothing I had with me and made…
April 18, 2016
Dawn in the Lot Valley
Last night a wild storm blew down the Lot River valley, with thunder, lightning, and even some hail. For much of the night rain and gusts of wind beat against…
April 16, 2016
Park Path and Reflection
I photographed this image in the Parc de Sceaux, which is located in the suburbs of Paris, France and accessible to the city center via light rail (RER).
April 1, 2016
Monet’s Lily Pond at Giverny
This May will mark my fourth visit to Giverny in three years---each time a kind of pilgrimage to this extraordinary and iconic place. Along with Ansel Adams's prints of the…
March 31, 2016
Double Rainbow Pano over Paris
This panorama of a double rainbow over Paris was shot during a spring rain storm from the Pont Solferino as I described in an earlier story. The pano consists of…
March 31, 2016
Giverny
I am looking forward very much to visiting the gardens at Giverny again with my camera the first week of May! Here are some reflections in Monet's famous ponds: This…
March 30, 2016
Pont Louis Philippe
An autumn afternoon in Paris on a somewhat sloppy day, with one of the channels of the Seine River photographed from the Pont Louis Philippe, and the golden light of late…
March 30, 2016
Southwest France Itinerary
If you'd like to armchair travel, we've sent out a day-by-day itinerary for the lucky photographers who will be traveling with me soon to the southwest of France. You can…
March 28, 2016
Audrey Hepburn: Paris is always a good idea
Paris, as Audrey Hepburn said, is always a good idea. Please consider joining my small group of photographers in Paris (and, oh yeah, at the Monet gardens in Giverny!) the…
February 19, 2016
Blast from the Past: Sacré Coeur Passage
Originally published June 26, 2013: La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre sits high on a hill overlooking Paris. Controversial from long before the start of construction, the design of…
January 6, 2016
Manarola and the Rooftops of Paris
I am particularly fond of the patterns of buildings and rooftops you see in European towns and cities. Above, the town of Manarola in Cinque Terre, Italy, photographed this year…
December 23, 2015
Lumiere Fillagree
This is a combination of two hand-held shots. The carousel in the foreground was photographed at 3 seconds and f/22 at ISO 64. The three second exposure produced the filigree effect.…
August 31, 2015
Simulating a Calotype Glass Negative Print
The underlying photography in this image consists of two photographs of trees reflected in a puddle that I made in the Parc de Sceaux in suburban Paris, France with the…
August 28, 2015
Pont Valentre
The ancient Pont Valentre crosses a loop in the Lot River at the city of Cahors in southwestern France. The tower in the middle of the river of this fortified…
May 4, 2015