Leading Lines

Let’s regroup and get back to photography for a moment. Leading lines in a photograph are usually intentional and are used as a basic tool of photographic composition. All pictures are made of lines. They convey depth in a scene and provide strength to the …

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Sea Calm

How still,How strangely stillThe water is today.It is not goodFor waterTo be so still that way. – Langston Hughes, circa 1932 I am neither a poet, nor a poetry scholar. I am simply an admirer of the stillness it demands of the reader or listener. …

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Sweet Home Chicago

The Chicago skyline has four of America’s eight tallest buildings. Impressive for a city referred to as the “Second City”. Actually the list is all New York City and Chicago until you get to number 14. I captured this photo from the lounge atop my …

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Chicago Transit Authority

One of my favorite memories as a child is the time I spent playing my mother’s records on her stereo turntable box set. It was the late sixties and early seventies. I distinctly remember playing her Chicago Transit Authority album, which contained hits such as …

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White Coat

The white coat ceremony for medical students is a rite of passage. It has a quasi-religious significance which symbolizes the “conversion” of a lay person into a member of the healthcare profession. In some ways, based upon the oaths and promises made, it is similar to an …

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Thirty

On this day, thirty years ago, a baby girl named Rachel Rothenberg was born in Racine, Wisconsin. At the time, her parents (one of which happens to be my sister) were residing in the balmy, tropical and sunny city of Madison, Wisconsin. I remember getting …

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The Day is Done

This past Tuesday night, I was at National Airport waiting to pick up my daughter. Instead of snoozing in my car, I decided to venture out into the darkest darkness and attempt some of the most challenging night photography you can attempt. At night, the …

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Cold and Bold

Of all the photos I shot this past weekend, the photo above has to be my favorite. I caught them pulling in to the sorting area after driving one of the many pickup routes for the Food For Neighbors Red Bag Event. They were all …

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Gravelly Point

I stopped at Gravelly Point yesterday and happened to have my camera bag with me. I was dropping off my daughter at National Airport and had an opportunity to stop and take a few photos. When I moved to the DC area in 1986, I …

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