A somewhat daily peak into the archives.
Don’t Stop Shooting
When I brought the camera up to my face I realized I was capturing something I didn’t expect.
I’ve been to mainland China twice, both times for the adoption of each of my daughters. During one trip we were driven out to the place where my 8-month-old had been taken care of. The orphanage, er. “Social Welfare Institute,” was a curious building out on the edge of town. After the four-hour plus ride in a small bus we were proudly shown where the children were cared for, their sturdy wooden cribs, a spotless kitchen, and a room that was frankly, a little ‘empty.’
The staff were happy to see us and were pleased to let us take pictures. I began shooting and as the faces of the kids fell into focus, I was struck by some of their expressions. They were curious about this crowd of odd-looking people snapping away desperate to take the images they’d show their children when they grew up. The photos were stark, and the faces of the kids spoke volumes, a little sad, wondering. what was going on. Just why were all these people here looking at them and then … walking away.
“Are you ready for more?”
I’ve had the good fortune to stand on the press riser a few times. It’s a “special” kind of photography. A darkened hall, you’re at the mercy of the lighting guy to give you what you need. I have a huge amount of respect for those who crawl around a pit in front of a stage and kept their fingers crossed for something the editor likes to make the next deadline. Three songs, you get three songs.
It’s getting warmer, season’s coming, sun is coming out. Make your reservations now.
Devil appeared like Jesus through the steam in the streets
It’s time to find your own socially distant summer, good luck.
Foreman says these jobs are goin’ boy, and they ain’t comin’ back.
The George J. Renner Brewery, Akron, Ohio, they were fresh out of beer.
For your amusement.
E. Franklin St., Richmond, Va.
The biggest man you ever saw.
57 Channels and still nothin’ on
Lather, rinse, repeat
Feel free to use your own train reference.
Combat Weather, imagine your local weatherman jumping out of airplanes and giving the daily forecast under enemy fire.
Radio relays towers, won’t you lead me to my baby?
Call me when you get a chance.
Ground Zero
Bruce Springsteen, April 27, 2008, Charlotte, North Carolina
A hole in my heart
The amazing Kenny “Double A” Aaronson
And the Flying Zambinis watch Margarita do her neck twist
And the ringmaster gets the crowd to count along, ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-seven
A T-38 Talon over White Sands National Monument, NM.
Nothrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
A moment of curiosity and discovery.
Venice, Italy
The three Buddhas inside of the Dafo Temple, Guangzhou, China
Bruce Springsteen (but you knew that) at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ, December 2, 2006.
All Politics is local and so is this photograph
The Bonehead Quartet, four F-15C fighters from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall AFB, Fla. out over the Gulf of Mexico back in 2002.
Coils of incense hang inside a Man Mo Temple in the Tai Po section of Hong Kong.