Getting lost is good
Getting lost can be frightening, and at the least provokes anxiety. But getting lost can be good because it compels one in adventures and directions one would not have undertaken…
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November 8, 2013
Wandering through gardens and temples
I spent the day wandering through and photographing some of Kyoto's many gardens and temples with my camera. Mostly in the vast Nanzen-ji temple complex. I also walked the so-called…
November 6, 2013
Hidden glimpses of the beautiful
What is it about Kyoto that makes it so attractive to Japanese, and to people from around the world? Why was Kyoto Steve Jobs's favorite place to visit in the…
November 6, 2013
Noriko tries to poison me
Well, not really. In actual fact, Noriko took me to a wonderful, varied and seasonal dinner at a restaurant with no external signage in the Gion district of Kyoto. The…
November 4, 2013
Getting to know Kyoto
I don't know what to make of Kyoto yet. Coming from Tokyo on the Nozomi Super Express #23 bound for Hakata, a Shinkanzen (bullet train) among Shinkanzen, it was clear…
November 4, 2013
Coming into Tokyo
We were landing at Narita, Tokyo's biggest airport. Waking up, I groggily pulled the shade up and looked down on an almost nighttime landscape wracked with fog. There was something…
November 3, 2013
Heading for Japan
Just back from a successful and fun whirlwind trip to New York for PhotoExpo Plus, and I'm headed to Japan at the end of the week. The purpose of my visit…
October 28, 2013
There’s only one Paris
"Even in the thumbnail on my mobile phone, I recognized this photo as Paris," commented one viewer after seeing this photo. I am intrigued by the idea of creating iconic…
October 26, 2013
Win free enrollment in my online Mastering Flower Photography course
My online course Mastering Flower Photography is going live soon! In the meantime, you can be entered in a random drawing to win a free course by clicking here and…
October 25, 2013
Harold Davis at PhotoPlus Expo in New York
I'll be presenting my work in New York at PhotoPlus Expo on Saturday, October 26, 2013 on behalf of my sponsors Moab Paper and Zeiss Lenses. If you are going…
October 23, 2013
Daffadown Dillies
The daffodil is also a narcissus, and is a member of the Amaryllis family. The flower is a harbinger of spring. As a narcissus, the flower speaks to self-absorption: in classical…
October 23, 2013
Just So Story
On an overcast and gray day, I took the RER (Réseau Express Régional) out of central Paris to the suburb of Bourg-la-Reine. From the train station in Bourg-la-Reine I humped…
October 22, 2013
Excerpt from The Way of the Digital Photographer
Peachpit Press has published an excerpt from my book The Way of the Digital Photographer: Walking the Photoshop post-production path to more creative photography. Click here to read the excerpt…
October 21, 2013
Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation
Millions of visitors crowd into the Île de la Cité in Paris to visit tourist attractions such as Notre Dame Cathedral and Saint-Chappelle. Just a few blocks away from the…
October 20, 2013
Behind the Clock
This is a shot from behind the clock on the top floor of the Musée d'Orsay looking at the Louvre across the Seine River. The Musée d'Orsay is converted from a railway…
October 18, 2013
Dreaming of Giverny
I dreamed I saw Monet's garden at Giverny again. This time in autumn. My dream was waking, and I was really there. What a pleasure to be at Giverny with…
October 17, 2013
Crowds near Pigalle
As dusk turned to night on an evening of gathering clouds, for some reason crowds started to form near the Pigalle metro stop. Wandering, I paused and shot this image…
October 16, 2013
Tree Line
This is a shot looking almost straight up at the line of trees in the late afternoon in the Parc de Sceaux (pronounced "Park de So") using my 15mm f/2.8…
October 14, 2013