Hospital Blinds
Imagine you are in a hospital bed. The bed is in a room that was meant to be a single, but now has two beds and two occupants. The other…
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May 25, 2022
This pilgrim is home
This pilgrim is home early. After all, a pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago who cannot walk is a fairly immobile oxymoron. It was a scramble to get out of…
May 20, 2022
Bad Pilgrim
So I guess I am a bad pilgrim. On account of my blisters, I am staying off my feet, as they advised me at the Pilgrim's service at Queens Hospital…
May 15, 2022
Blistered Feet
For days after the 33km march in the broiling sun out of Leon I had been nursing a big blister on the bottom pad of my left foot. It was…
May 14, 2022
Palace of Gaudí, Astorga
On the main trunk route of the Camino de Santiago, the Camino Frances, Astorga is a small city that sits on a hill. When Celtic culture dominated the area, there…
May 11, 2022
Dr Caligari’s House
The rooster crows at the break of day, I have had my cafe au lait, and I am on my way! Hip, hip, hooray! It's true that I woke just…
May 11, 2022
Putting the Lion in Leon
Castilla y León is a semi-autonomous region in Spain, like Galicia or Catalonia. The city of León, spelled like my middle name "Leon" but with an accent aigu over the…
May 10, 2022
Ready Pilgrim One
At the outset I must stipulate that a spacious room in a luxury 5-star hotel is a great place to organize for a longish walk on the Camino de Santiago.…
May 9, 2022
Cordes-sur-Ciel at Sunset
Thanks to methodical planning, good luck with the weather, and helpful guides my photography group was able to photograph the ancient town of Cordes-sur-Ciel from across the valley at sunset.…
May 4, 2022
Harold Davis Tulips Stamp Page
The USPS has created a page for my Tulip Pano stamp at stampinformation.com/tulips/. This page has information about the stamp, the first day of issue, where to buy the stamp,…
April 29, 2022
Coming into Toulouse
Dreamlike, the landscape of France sped past at high speeds, as I viewed the earth from the windows of the TGV (the high speed train). Dreamlike in feeling, and what…
April 28, 2022
Pantheon in Paris
Construction began on the Pantheon as a church for the patron saint of Paris, Saint Genevieve. As so often happens when there is construction there were delays, then more delays,…
April 23, 2022
Samaritaine, Paris
If you visit Paris, check out the stunning renovation of the Samaritaine department store (shown in the 8mm fisheye view below). It is on the right bank adjacent to the…
April 22, 2022
Under the Pont de Grenelle
Since I am jet lagged I am going to keep this short and sweet: What great fun to be back in Paris with my camera! Just now, after dinner at…
April 21, 2022
La Compsizione Fotografica
I'm pleased and excited to learn about a new Italian translation of Composition & Photography from ApoGeo in Milan. The title sounds sonorous and compelling in Italian: La Compsizione Fotografica:…
April 19, 2022
Update: Off-the-Beaten Track Japan Photography Journey
I'm off to France and Spain this coming week, and I wanted to write a brief update for anyone interested in my Off-the-Beaten Track Japan Photography Journey, scheduled to begin…
April 17, 2022
Gentle Adventures Are Us
As an inveterate traveler, I crave adventures. Not soul crushing desperate adventures, but life affirming, creative adventures. With this gentle style of adventuring, you come back having met many people,…
April 14, 2022
Online Workshops in June
I'll be giving two online workshops in June under the auspices of the Heidelberg Summer School of Photography. These workshops will be given in English. The first is a Photographing Flowers…
April 12, 2022