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"The reasons you have for doing what you're doing are probably the most important aspect of your work. It's not about the final product. In fact, too much emphasis on the outcome blinds you to what is really at the bottom of it all." — Gregori Bresaz

Cuba’s Classic Cars

Cuba’s Classic Cars

The antique American cars that populate Havana are always a delight to see and a favorite sight for tourists. But while the exteriors may appear genuine what goes on under the hood is a different matter. Due to the embargo on US goods entering Cuba making it difficult to obtain replacement or spare parts except […]

Ancient Corners of Spain

Ancient Corners of Spain

In 1997 I walked five hundred miles from Saint Jean Pied-de-Port in southwest France to the Galician city of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. While walking I visited many Cathedrals, churches, monasteries and other places of worship with varying degrees of grandeur. Often I found that I was more drawn to the energy in […]

American Ground

American Ground

WHEN I first saw Aaron Siskind’s Glove photograph (Gloucester, 1944) around 1965 I was amazed. This was in the George Eastman House where I was working for Nathan Lyons as a Museum Assistant while studying photography at R.I.T. The picture was so simple and expressive—just an old glove and a couple of planks. It had […]