Category Archives: Hand Made: Art and Craft

Tears of joy

Every fall around this time Alverno College hosts the two day Global Union concerts. Yesterday, in Humboldt Park, under deep blue skies, in bright sunlight, I had tears of joy running down my cheeks and hair standing up on my arms, as I photographed Delhi 2 Dublin. These young Canadian men and woman take possession of […]

Fallen bloom

The morning of the anniversary of my birth I walked out onto the porch and noticed this tiny (30 mm) birthday cake. (click images for larger view) Leica R8/DMR, 15 mm Super Elmar The shamrock dropped a bloom on the rotting cedar. It appeared as both a beautiful object and appropriate seasonal event. Attempting to capture, […]

Real love loves reality

Our parents’ ashes rest in that great chalice, Lake Michigan, reflected now in my dear sister’s Shades (click image for larger view) M8, 50 mm Summilux Asph Jean-Luc Godard said, “When you photograph a face, you photograph the soul behind it.” Can this be true? Some times; perhaps.

Lovers at the edge

how differently we each perceive moments which modify our lives 9/11 (click images for larger view) Leica M8, 65 mm Elmar, Visoflex III with Right Angle Finder Right angle viewfinders, on both the Visoflex and R8, present me with both a fresh point of view and an unobtrusive, candid approach. And we all need fresh points […]