To See Ourselves
Humanity’s major preoccupation is with humanity. We are, so to speak, of the genus homo narcissus, and that describes much of our concern.
photography
Originality
I’m frequently asked “How did you do that?” I don’t mind telling, but with the following caveat: it’s the least important question that…
Strawberry Wealth
Once a week, I think on Saturday mornings, the fruit and veggie man would come calling in his old Dodge Brothers truck. He’d blow the horn…
Raphael’s Fable (The Camera Never Lies)
The other day, I was talking with a colleague about photographing places that have been photographed many times before. He wondered out…
Still Dazzled
My European refugee parents had ambitions for their only child.
Mother wanted a doctor, and bought me a stethoscope for my twelfth birthday. It provided an opportunity to examine my friends, boys and especially girls, able to give optimistic diagnoses … Read More
How I (Almost) Became A Royal Photographer
My first experience with the British Royal Family came when I was a little boy in Cape Town, South Africa. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth…
Botanicals Of The Imagination
Let me say it out loud. I love flowers, and dislike — actually detest — most flower photography.
Have You Done This Before?
That’s a good question to ask of a surgeon before an operation. It’s usually also a good question to ask of a financial counselor, an electrician, or the pilot of a chartered aircraft. But there are occasions when the question … Read More