Fiery Yellow: No need to be mellow this Monday I was recently at a children’s birthday party where I met a woman who, like me, enjoys taking 100s upon hundreds of photos while on vacation. She downloads the every night and send s them out to her […]
Experimenting with Nightime Photography in Australia This past summer I had the grand opportunity to go to Australia. It was winter there and the conference I attended was a bit somber due to the downed Malaysian flight. Thus, while Australia is a beautiful country with stunning landscapes […]
I’ve Got the Monday Photo Blues I often lament about the Monday blues and how it is really Wednesdays that send us into a tailspin. Basically Monday through Wednesday is often laden with emotional rollercoasters. This Monday I am happy. I am happy because I do not […]
Traveling the world with my son: seeing the struggle, resilience and endurance of people As a girl who grew up in deep poverty in the South Bronx where crack was plentiful and milk was not, I learned a thing or two abut resilience and endurance along the way. […]
Photograph Psychology: Beauty in the eye of a beholder even if it is a garbage can One key demonstration of one’s sense of aesthetics and beauty are the photographs one takes while out in the world. Have you ever stopped your city walk-about to take a photograph […]
Colorful Contrasts on a Weekend Hike Right before we held his birthday party, we went on a weekend hike to expend some energy. If it were up to me I would go hiking every weekend. From a very early age, I have exposed my son to nature […]
The wheels go round and round in my head Lately life has been a bit topsy turvy. At times I feel like my eyes are spinning with no relief in sight. This street art in Australia captured my current state of mind perfectly. At times […]
Punch the dreary unsettled sky Pound the iron-cased hearts Jab at the haughty chin Lance that sneering infected smile Knock out the long-standing lies Ball up that fist one last time For freedom waits in the ring for no one Go ahead and raise that fist for liberty […]
I came across a dead bird today I paused and Quietly cried It just laid there broken and grey Energy and stasis bound to collide Little bird, little bird No mom there to mend Your chirps no longer heard I weep as you ascend Here, your spirited wings […]
Tripping the road in Curacao Due to a hurricane that stranded us in Curacao for a few extra days, I got to go on a road trip of sorts on the small island nation of curacao. It was a grand adventure where smack dab in the Caribbean […]