View from a San Gimignano Tower
I've just got home and am recovering from a 26-hour day of travel, and the nine hours of jet lag between the Bay area and Italy. That said, it was…
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October 26, 2016
Rescued from the Mud
It's my personality for my "eyes to be bigger than my stomach," my artistic ego to be large, and my ability to say no to a possible photo nil regardless…
October 22, 2016
Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Visiting the Vatican Museum is an affair of moving with and through crowds. Most are in densely packed "schools of fish" (in tour groups). Others lumber slowly, couples or small…
October 21, 2016
Il Campo, Siena
Il Campo is the central square in Siena, Italy---famous for its horse races, as a hang-out spot, and as a demonstration of the civic power of the historic republic of…
October 20, 2016
Clerestory Window
This large clerestory window in the Duomo in Trento, Italy struck me as quite like a mandala with bright, overcast light shining through. I underexposed the image to emphasize the effect. The…
October 19, 2016
Autumn on the Slopes of Tuscany
Who knew you could ski in Tuscany (at least in the winter)? I photographed these beautiful autumn trees on the upper slopes of Monte Amiata. This is the dominate peak…
October 18, 2016
Guitar Solo
From the tower hanging above the central piazza in the Tuscan hill town of Montepulciano, I heard lucid guitar chords rising on the wind. I looked down to find the musician.…
October 17, 2016
Tuscan Landscape
Rising not quite with the sun, on my way over to the breakfast room, I saw the landscape below with patches of fog, a veritable pattern of lights and darks,…
October 15, 2016
San Gimignano in the Rain
Today was a long day! I left Milan in the morning, walked across the street to the train station, and took the express to Florence. In Florence I took a…
October 14, 2016
Heart of the Dolomites
The Dolomites, in northeastern Italy, are a spectacular range of pinnacles forming the southern reaches of the Alps. These mountains have characteristically grand rock formations, and if you like landscape…
October 13, 2016
Duomo di Pavia
The ancient Lombard city of Pavia lies on the Ticino River near its confluence with the Po. Pavia is about twenty miles south of Milan. A long time ago, Pavia…
October 12, 2016
Dawn on Lake Como
I've been in Italy only a couple of days, and already it seems like there have been some incredible adventures (but not much sleep). This morning I woke in the…
October 8, 2016
Pont Neuf, Toulouse
On a sunny and warm early spring day I explored Toulouse in southwestern France. Heading down to the Garonne River, I found the banks occupied by university students enjoying the…
October 2, 2016
Saint-Sulpice at Dusk
This is an image I made earlier this year outside the wonderful Saint-Sulpice in Paris as day faded to night (see this earlier story, also this one, and also this…
October 1, 2016
Visit the southwest of France with a small group of compatible photographers
Explore the romantic Bordeaux wine region of France with master photographer Harold Davis. Stop at tiny medieval villages to photograph ancient buildings and visit one of the world's centers of…
September 29, 2016
Upcoming Harold Davis Workshops
I'm taking a break from leading workshops, teaching, writing books, and making prints in October to recharge my batteries, and to photograph in some very special Italian locations in conjunction…
September 27, 2016
Snake Oil
Sitting in one of the many doctor's consultation rooms I've visited with Phyllis in the past year, I noticed a large vitrine displaying antique medicine bottles. Since my iPhone is…
September 26, 2016
The Nietzschian School of Gardening
Eons ago, when we first moved to California, we bought our house. Built in 1924, we bought it from the sixty-something kids of the original owners, the mom having recently…
September 25, 2016