It’s that beautiful time of year again…
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A Hodgepodge of Here, There, and Everywhere.
I was in a charming little English town in Sussex named Lewes for a friend’s wedding years ago. I’m not even sure you could call it a town it was so tiny, but there was so much to photograph.
We stopped off at this small stone church that I’m sure was built in the 1300s, not much later. It was a cool day and the light was perfect as it seeped through the windows of the cool stone interior. There were maybe only a few pews on each side of the church. Beautiful, but what I really wanted to photograph, of course, was the cemetery behind it.
As I walked into the quiet, small cemetery, I shot one photo of the side of the church and then this one of the crypt. My film ran out after the second shot, or so I thought. So, I sat on the crypt you see here in this photograph, to reload my camera with a fresh roll of film. In retrospect, that probably wasn’t a good idea as my brand new camera battery seemed to die. My photographer friend generously offered her brand new camera battery and I tried that one. Alas, my camera was refusing to shoot any more photographs on these church grounds or cemetery. This photograph and the other in this portfolio of Lewes are the only 2 photographs I was able to shoot there.
When we got back to our flat, I grabbed yet another fresh battery and STILL, my camera wouldn’t work. It wasn’t until we flew back home to New York that my camera finally worked with a new battery. I’m still perplexed to this day.
Word to the wise: Don’t sit on crypts while photographing in cemeteries; your camera may not make it back alive.
Note: You may buy this photograph by clicking on the photo which will lead you to the gallery with this and the other photo of the church I was able to capture before the death of my camera.
“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.” JFK
I’m in a beachy state of mind today- probably because I grew up on one and I’ve most recently moved near one, here in Santa Monica, California. The ocean has always captivated me and been my place of peace. Here’s a collection of my favorite beaches and waterways, a little beach therapy for you.
All are for sale as prints or canvas, among many other mediums-even on tile if you feel you want to sneak a beach themed tile into your bathroom decor. Simply click on the image and voila…you can purchase. Enjoy.
Deerfield Beach, Florida. Hurricane Sandy hitting the shore.
Up close and personal with the sand and seaweed.
White Rock, Vancouver, Canada. Tranquility at its best.
Palm trees leading to heaven.
Sunset over St.Thomas.
Modern day inventors and artists, BREAKFASTNY created this brilliant thread spool installation as part of FOREVER 21’s instagram campaign. You post your photo on your Instagram account, use hashtag #F21THREADSCREEN and voila, your photo is spooled across the big screen.
AND they even send the video to you so that you can share it on your social media channels.
Your own personalized thread spool art installation. Brilliant.
I recently had the opportunity to produce post on this fun little in-store video for HP with Strange&Wonderful and Creature in Seattle. Be sure to check out those HP monitors next time you’re in any retail store.