Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I saw them just as I was headed toward the movie theater at Colonie Center. One of the holiday merchants, who set up a small pop-up store along the Colonie Center concourse walkway, had a small forest of them on display. Beautiful vintage ceramic light-up Christmas trees. You’ve seen them. A big ceramic green tree,…
Read MoreFive years ago I submitted a print of The AGFA Bridge Over Ansco Lake and it ended up in a bidding war at BUILT, the charitable auction / fundraiser to help preserve Albany’s architecture. In the past five years, I’ve submitted three Dream Windows to BUILT, and they’ve all found new homes. Several of my…
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Follow along with me on this. A couple of weeks ago, I had to purchase some USB flash drives for a project. Figured I’d pick them up at Walmart, since Walmart sells flash drives. Heck, Walmart sells everything. I needed flash drives with lots of storage, not the cheap ones that only store about one…
Read MoreIn the mid-1970’s, “The Lazarus Syndrome” was a made-for-TV movie (and later, a single-season medical drama) based on the premise that some doctors were gifted enough to cure nearly everything – including death. So now I have to hope that death has not claimed one of my computer hard drives. Background. A few months ago,…
Read MoreThere are moments in this world – moments that, like the sweep of a second hand on a wristwatch, you can always trust. The sun will rise in the morning and set in the evening. The stars will shine at night, the clouds will dance at daytime. And every Thursday, I step away from my…
Read MoreI’ve shopped at B&H Photo Video for nearly two decades. It’s the photography and electronics superstore in New York City; the camera equivalent of Nordstrom / Disney World. My last two Nikon digital cameras came from B&H, as did several of my lenses and most of my film. Which makes the latest news from this…
Read MoreIKEA is a furniture store whose name is Swedish for “two-legged stool.” Or in some cultures, IKEA stands for “We’re missing pieces in the box.” Ha. Well, it’s also one of the largest furniture retailers in the world, and they’re having a grand opening in two weeks at the chain’s new store in Cheras, in…
Read MoreThe last time I visited Vermont, I stopped at a farmer’s market for a “driving break.” After walking around the market for a couple of minutes, checking out everything from frozen meats to artisan breads to thrown clay pots… I came across someone offering fresh-tapped maple syrup. Yeah, you heard me. Maple syrup in Vermont. …
Read MoreCan I let you in on a secret? That oldies radio station you enjoy so much? It’s not playing your records the way the music producers in the 1960’s intended those songs to be heard. And no, I don’t mean that they’re in a digital format now. See, back in the 1950’s and 1960’s, it…
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, I had my model friend Lauren toss leaves in the air, while I photographed them (and her) with my Nimslo four-lens camera. Here was the best shot of the day, as far as I was concerned. I liked the way this image turned out. I really do. I actually thought…
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