The Joy of Photography
A thoughtful essay by Ferdy Christant reminded me that photography does not need to justify itself.…
Vintage Images of Washington
Vintage photos and ephemera of Washington preserved on Flickr.…
Pan Am Promised Me the Moon
Signing up to go to the moon.…
Heaven on the Edge of a Lake
Before this trip, I had never heard of Queenstown. What I found was a small town on the edge of Lake Wakatipu that felt immense in presence — a place of glaciers and gondolas, cemeteries and laundromats, where even ordinary moments unfold against something extraordinary.…
The Resonance of Laura Pausini
I don't speak Italian, and I understand only a small fraction of Laura Pausini's lyrics. Yet her voice has captivated me for years. Some music transcends language.…
Lara Fabian
In 2018, I saw Lara Fabian perform at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC. Hearing her sing live from a few rows away gave me a new appreciation for one of the most powerful and expressive voices I have ever heard.…
Remembering Constantine "Costa" Manos (1934-2025)
In 2002, I took one of Costa Manos's street photography workshops in Maine. I showed him a slide I'd made at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. He looked at it a long time — something he did not often do — and said, "It's ok." To this day, I still hear his voice when I look at a photograph.…
Edinburgh and the Stories We Choose
Edinburgh is a city that understands the power of stories. From Harry Potter pilgrims on Victoria Street to the portraits lining the walls of a Victorian gallery, I found myself wondering how places become meaningful—and how much of that meaning we choose for ourselves.…
Mariel Hemingway and a Forgotten HBO Gem
Mariel Hemingway and Ben Cross star in Steal the Sky, a 1988 HBO film of romance and high-stakes espionage. This forgotten film follows the true story of a Cold War pilot defection.…
A Lifetime of Love for Paris
A lifetime of memories, history, and photography has bound me to Paris in ways that are entirely my own.…
Glasgow: A City That Earns You Over
Glasgow did not overwhelm me immediately. Instead, through its bridges, blue-hour streets, universities, museums, and industrial history, it gradually revealed itself as one of the most distinctive cities I encountered in Scotland.…
Inverness: A Castle That Isn't a Castle
Inverness sits in the shadow of Culloden, where the Highlands suffered one of the defining defeats in Scottish history. Yet what I found there was not a city burdened by loss, but one animated by music, books, memory, and a quiet sense of pride.…