Sailing Yacht A
Sailing Yacht A ("Sy A") is a super yacht belonging to a Russian oligarch that was seized by Italian authorities in Trieste harbor in March, 2022. Sy A remains anchored…
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November 23, 2022
Florence Rainbow
A few days ago, my friend Julian and I walked up to the Michelangelo Piazza for a view above Florence. We were welcomed with a display of sun, clouds, rain---and…
November 22, 2022
Duomo in the Clearing Fog
The day dawned with a white-out fog blanketing the Umbrian hill town of Orvieto. I wandered through the maze of ancient, deserted streets and alleys with my camera on the…
November 18, 2022
St Patrick’s Well
St Patrick's Well, or Pozzo di San Patrizio, is located in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. There are 248 steps down (and up). The view in my image is looking up at…
November 16, 2022
Dahlia X-Ray
This image is a pretty straightforward x-ray of a rather small Dahlia blossom. Julian and I made the exposure last week at his radiology practice near Heidelberg. In post-production, I…
November 6, 2022
The Curve at the End of the Country Lane
I photographed Country Lane (shown below) adjacent to a castle that is fairly close by. The overall lighting, mood, and feeling of the image reminds me of Road Less Traveled (shown…
November 4, 2022
Himbachel Viaduct
Today I photographed a marvelous train viaduct, built in the 1800s using the same engineering principles that the Romans used. The Himbachel Viaduct is still in use by trains today.…
November 2, 2022
Just Call Me Angel
Baden-Baden is a prosperous spa town at the edge of the Black Forest and near Germany's border with France. A famous place to try to recuperate from tuberculosis in the…
October 31, 2022
The Three Castles
A short trail through the woods leads to the ruins of the Three Castles---more like three towers, really---that are perched on a ridge above Eguisheim, Alsace, France. The structures date…
October 28, 2022
Arriving in Strasbourg
I got some decent sleep on the long-haul flight over to Paris, and at the airport caught the train to Strasbourg. Strasbourg is the capital of Alsace, a region of…
October 25, 2022
Dreaming of Venice
I'm beyond excited about heading back to Europe in a few days for an extensive photography trip that will include one of my favorite cities, Venice. May the photographic stars,…
October 20, 2022
2023 | Off-the-Beaten Track Japan Photography Journey with Harold Davis
What: Step into the fabled Japan of myth and legend. Journey back in time to a Japan that few westerners are familiar with. Join a small group of compatible photographers led…
October 19, 2022
Fire Engine Restoration
My Maine Media Workshops Composition & Photography group visited an antique fire engine restoration atelier housed in a large barn. I gather this is one of the few antique fire…
October 17, 2022
(Digital) Darkroom Prowess
The two very different images shown in this story have something in common: digital darkroom prowess. In other words, both images make extensive use of post-production tools and techniques to…
October 12, 2022
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo is a World Heritage Site, and believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited structure in North America. The core of the present adobe complex was probably initially built…
October 9, 2022
Creating Structure Using Forms and Patterns with Harold Davis
Free Live Webinar presented by RockyNook | Thursday October 13 at 11:00am PT Of all the magical elixirs that make up a successful photograph, composition is perhaps the most fundamental,…
October 7, 2022
Victor, Colorado
Victor is a gold mining town in Colorado. Partially depopulated, located at an altitude of almost 10,000 feet on the southwest shoulder of Pikes Peak, it is part of a…
October 5, 2022
Webinar: Out in the World | the Making of Four Photos
What: Out in the World | the Making of Four Photos When: Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 11am PT. Duration between one and two hours, including Q&A Where: On your…
September 30, 2022