Terraces in Portugal
In the Upper Douro Valley of Portugal the grapes are grown that become the famous port wine that has made Oporto, Portugal's second city on the banks of the Douro River where…
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December 10, 2014
A room with a view
When I travel I always try to select hotels that are likely to have interesting views, and to request a room with a view if possible. Of course, my idea…
December 4, 2014
Onward to Morocco
Tomorrow we take the ferry across the Straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. How fitting then to spend our last day in Spain exploring Granada and the fabulous Alhambra---the fabled…
November 7, 2014
Pilgrimage to Rocamadour
High above a tributary of the Lot River in the Dordogne Department in southwestern France, Rocamadour has attracted pilgrims for centuries. The town sits below an ecclesiastical complex of monastic…
October 21, 2014
Dasha
I photographed the beautiful model Dasha as part of my Multiple Exposures sequence in Variations, I never know which me, Quo Vadis and Dance of the Seven Veils. I was asked recently…
October 19, 2014
Blind
Photography is about light. You can't photograph an actual thing, only the light reflected or emitted by the thing. What does this come down to at its irreducible minimum? Perhaps…
October 17, 2014
Variations
Here are some variations on I never know which me. The upper variation has been flipped, and a texture added to make the model appear to be coming out of…
October 13, 2014
Converting to Black & White Webinar
Converting to Black & White with Photoshop and Silver Efex Pro, webinar live session Saturday September 27 at 3PM I'd be the first to admit that my series of webinar…
September 14, 2014
Succulent
This succulent lives in a little pot on our front porch. For my first shot with my new Nikon D810, I brought it inside, wrapped the plant in its pot…
September 7, 2014
Cockeyed Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral is a World Heritage Site. Construction began around the year 1200, at about the same time as the cathedral at Chartres. It is unclear when (or if) construction…
September 4, 2014
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is an ancient village perched high on the cliffs high above the Lot River about thirty miles from Cahors. In France, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is widely regarded as one of the most…
September 2, 2014
Sainte Croixe de Beaumont
Way off the beaten track in the southwest of France, I stopped to photograph the ancient church at Sainte Croixe de Beaumont. This complex belonged to the Knights Templar, and…
August 1, 2014
Hohenzollern
Hohenzollern Castle, located in Swabia about 80 kilometers south of Stuttgart, Germany was home to the family that eventually spawned the emperors of Germany. Destroyed and rebuilt a number of…
July 29, 2014
Stairs in the Heidelberg University Library
With a few of the students in my Black & White workshop I headed into the ornately decorated Heidelberg University Library. We asked if we could photograph in the library…
July 5, 2014
Jesuit Light
The old Jesuit Church in Heidelberg, Germany has been remodeled in a high-key. It's been sandblasted and the interior painted white, and practically gleams of lightness---except the confessionals, which are…
June 28, 2014
Alte Brucke in Heidelberg
This is the Alte Brucke (old bridge) in Heidelberg, Germany. It crosses the Neckar River and leads through an arch in a tower to the pedestrian-only area around the cathedral.…
June 26, 2014
Sisters
We are all sisters (and brothers) and the skin is only the surface. As human beings, let us be tender with each other. Exposure data: Nikon D800, Zeiss Otus 55mm/f1.4,…
June 18, 2014
Overlooking the Dordogne River
I got to talking about photography with the couple who ran the B&B where I was staying in the ancient monastery town of Cadouin, France, and they suggested I check…
May 18, 2014