Barnegat Light in the Afternoon, by Richard. It is said that to make interesting photographs one must stand in front of interesting things. It is also said that one should view one’s familiar surroundings as if one were a visitor from another place. I’ve lived in northern New Jersey for most of my life and [...]
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Every Thursday as we travel to Ridgewood, New Jersey for a meeting, we pass a cemetery whose entrance gates look as if they were built as a WPA project during the 1930s. This is the George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery and I’ve been meaning to drive in and see up close some of the other [...]
Categories: Architectural,Beautiful Light,Post Processing,Richard,Ridgewood,Sunset
The Flute Player by Richard. This is my friend Fred, whom I’ve known for over a half century. This was taken in September of 1968 in Gloucester, Massachusetts at the home of a friend and mentor, Davis Carter. Fred was very close to Davis and we both worked with him in Washington, DC in 1972 [...]
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Garvey is in shock by Richard. While in Soufriere, St. Lucia, John and I visited a firehouse on the other side of town. After meeting and photographing one of the other firefighters, this young firefighter came in, saw our cameras and exclaimed, “Canon, I’m a Canon shooter too!”. We asked him about his camera and [...]
Categories: Beautiful Light,Firefighter,People,Portrait,Richard,St. Lucia
