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.…
Stella Tennant: Grace and Understatement
Photographed by some of fashion's greatest names, Stella Tennant was known for her distinctive beauty and style. What I remember most, however, was her quiet elegance, understated manner, and unmistakable Scottish accent.…
The Americans: More Than a Spy Story
On the surface, The Americans is a Cold War spy thriller about two KGB agents living undercover in suburban Washington. In the end, it is the relationships—not the espionage—that make the series unforgettable.…
Paris, One Month After the November 2015 Attacks
Moving past the classic postcards, my camera found a different Paris in December 2015. Outside the Bataclan and across the squares, a resilient city was pausing to mourn, remember, and keep moving forward.…
Walking Through Silence: A Son’s Journey to Auschwitz in 2025
I came to Auschwitz not as a historian or photographer, but as a son. Walking through Birkenau in 2025, I confronted memory, loss, and the responsibility to remember.…
The Arch That Stayed With Me
A brief scene in A Little Romance introduced me to the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. Nearly fifty years later, that small arch between the Louvre and the Tuileries remains one of my favorite places in Paris.…