While visiting southern Italy, the city of Lecce was one of our first stops. Lecce is commonly nicknamed “The Florence of the South” because of its many baroque monuments. I call this one, the “Stairway to heaven”! The oldest part of the city is said to be 2000 years old, dating back to the Greeks […]
Jayne and I recently returned from the region of Puglia , located in the stiletto boot heel of Southern Italy. The neat thing about this region is that it is bordered by the Adriatic Sea to the east, and the Ionian Sea to the west. This area is dead flat and not known as a popular […]
Recently, I decided I would get up early and do something I have always wanted to try: photographing an early morning balloon launch. This was part of the annual Plainville Balloon Festival fundraiser for the Plainville Volunteer fire department . I arrived well before the balloonists started setting up, but already people were there, as well […]
As part of my 2016 plan to get out and market my art more aggressively, I approached the Hartford Arts Council for submission rules. While there, I was able to speak with one of their coordinators about the submission application timelines. As I was about to leave, the coordinator told me of an opportunity to […]
In the Editor’s Comments to LensWork issue #125 , Brooks Jensen made some interesting observations I want to share. Pursuit of the unique becomes so seductive that we can easily be misled into thinking that uniqueness itself is the route to artistic virtue. What a great quote and an easy trap into which to fall. As […]