The Worldwide Photography Awards has announced the winners of the 1st edition of the Summer Award. 1,028 images were submitted by 305 photographers from 32 countries. I am thrilled that my image, Cuban Dreams, earned me one of the “Best… […]
The Taj Mahal is a “must see” when you visit India. It is also a “must see” if you live in India. The result is a pretty crowded place regardless of both the time of the year and the time… […]
The longer I photograph the more I appreciate that photography is a process. It is a rare thing to walk up to a scene and nail a shot with your first frame. A recent trip to Japan provided me with… […]
I recently took a trip to photograph wildlife in Japan. I went with expectations that I would feel the stillness, calm, and isolation that is often portrayed in the Japanese winter and wildlife photos that I have viewed. The reality… […]
“Be prepared” is the Girl Scout motto. Anyone who has traveled with me on a shoot knows that I always come prepared. The weight of my backpack alone supports legions of massage therapists across the globe. Japanese macaque monkeys (more… […]
The date listed was Friday, February 22nd for the Chagrin Arts Show Opening. It is actually Friday, February 21st. Thanks and sorry for any confusion!
Join me on Friday, February 21st from 6-8pm at Chagrin Arts in Downtown Chagrin Falls. Chagrin Arts is located at 88 N. Main Street, next to Huntington Bank. I have photos on display from India, Bhutan, Vietnam, Italy, Cambodia, China,… […]
Last year I traveled around the Dalat area in Vietnam for several days. I had an amazing guide during this time (thank you Trung Tín Hứa ) who quickly realized the kind of photos I wanted to take. He helped… […]
Seven of my images were selected by the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards committee as finalists for the 5th edition of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award. Overall 1,920 images were submitted from 47 countries. 1 image was selected for the “Single… […]
Seven of my images were selected by the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards committee as finalists for the 5th edition of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award. Overall 1,920 images were submitted from 47 countries. 1 image was selected for the “Single… […]
Asking ten people what makes a good photo will yield ten different answers. There are many different ingredients that go into making a good image. For me, the one ingredient that stands out above the rest is simplicity. It is… […]
Honorable Mention: “Duck on a Bike”, Vietnam 2013 Thank you again for being part of PWP’s 38th Anniversary International Women’s Call for Entry. We wish to thank everyone who submitted to this call. With over 1,100 images, juror Christiona Owen… […]
This is the first time I have done a year-end review and as I start to look back I realize that it has been quite a year! I have been fortunate enough to photograph a variety of subject matter and… […]
In early December (2013) my image of two of my daughters playing at the park titled “Woncha be my friend?” was jury selected to be included in a show at the Broadview Heights Municipal Complex. It was one of only… […]
On a recent trip to Turkey we were fortunate enough to visit some of the villages in the countryside. In general, the people were very kind about having their photo taken. Once the camera was raised, however, a protective wall… […]
This photo is from a recent trip to Turkey. How many eye-level photos do we actually take? That would be a great GPS metadata tag addition to our cameras. Getting down low can add an exciting new perspective to often-photographed… […]
I found this amazing edge of light at the Kucek Ayasofya Mosque in Istanbul. The light shining through a window nicely illuminated the beautiful archway. The architecture of the scene was already wonderful, but I wanted even more. I watched… […]
Barbara Tannenbaum, Curator of Photography at the Cleveland Museum of Art, selected three of my images to be included in the 2013 Western Reserve Open Photography Competition. The pieces are Googly-Eyes Adelies, Vietnam Five, and Working in India #1. They… […]
I am very excited to announce that the Cuyahoga Valley Photographic Society has invited me to speak there next spring. They are an amazing camera club in my area who truly inspire with their nature, wildlife, and landscape images. Please… […]
For a couple of days in the summer of 2012 I wandered around the streets of Kashgar, China and fell in love. If you have seen the movie The Kite Runner, which was filmed there, you would understand why. The… […]