Ancient Relic of Rome – The Colosseum, Now & Then
It seems so far away now, and long ago, that trip to Europe last summer. Even more so when re-viewing …
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Michelangelo’s Pieta & Saint Peter’s Basilica
I have always been drawn to and moved by images of Michelangelo’s Pieta, his sculpture of the Mother Mary holding …
Religious Art, Old and New at the Vatican
Visiting the Vatican Museums while in Rome is a must if you love art and history. The vast richness and …
A Taste of Rome, The Eternal City
The last place we visited on our 30-day tour of Europe last year was Rome, the Eternal City. We only …
Art that Mirrors the Inner Essence
I found this photo on the cover of Sun Magazine some years ago and fell in love with it. It’s …
The Fabulous Island of Capri on the Amalfi Coast
We spent several days on the fabled Island of Capri during our 30-day whirlwind trip to Europe last summer. It …
What Makes this Photo So Fascinating?
What makes a photograph great? What draws us to look again and again? What is it we see that fascinates …
The Insatiable Eye – Sontag on Photography
In her book of essays On Photography, Susan Sontag speaks of the “insatiability of the photographing eye” in our image-obsessed …
Life through a Lens, What We Gain & Lose, Redux
How much of our lives do we view through a narrow lens, whether through the lens of a camera, our …
Italy’s Amalfi Coast, Beckoningly Unreal
John Steinbeck once wrote that the Amalfi coast “isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after …
