As I moved aside the snow, the air was filled with the scent of rosemary and orange mint.
Posts Tagged ‘Photography’
the first snow
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged beauty, gardening, herbs, Inspiration, nature, Photography, snow on October 31, 2020| Leave a Comment »
giving face to the past
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Arnold Genthe, bananas, black men, history, Inspiration, people of color, Photography, storytelling, street photography on October 26, 2020| 2 Comments »
Yesterday I was looking for inspiration and one of my favorite sources for such is to peruse the online collections of the Library of Congress. What a treasure. I used those collections extensively when pulling together a “walk through history” through the life of Joseph Anthony Horne. And as part of that journey I learned about photographer Arnold Genthe (1869-1942). Genthe is best known today for his photographs of Chinatown, the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and his dreamy portraits of actors and actresses like Isadora Duncan, politicans like Theodore Roosevelt and literary figures including Jack London. I revisited his Library of Congress collection with a different eye, I suppose, than previously and was delighted to discover photographs he’d taken in the 1920s in New Orleans. One of the things he sometimes did in Chinatown was to walk the streets and hide his camera to try and obtain those candid shots of people just living not posing for the camera.
But he also made eye contact with people and there must have been something about him such that they would pause just a moment for him.
New Orleans was one of the world’s great banana ports. I can imagine Genthe, perhaps on assignment in New Orleans, taking a morning stroll with his camera to the wharves and capturing the work of the day, the unloading of bananas. He captures the dignity and beauty of men hard at work. They did not pose for him but they did stop and smile at him.
Sources & Additional Reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Genthe
still bringing nature indoors
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged beauty, flowers, indoor decor, indoor decoration, Inspiration, Photography on October 18, 2020| Leave a Comment »
a spicy feast
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged birdwatching, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography, starlings, urban landscape on October 17, 2020| 1 Comment »
sunset
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged abstract, beauty, Inspiration, nature, Photography, sunlight, sunset, trees on October 15, 2020| 2 Comments »
light & life in the garage
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged abstract, beauty, house plants, Inspiration, light, Photography, plants, red on October 4, 2020| 1 Comment »
the cardinal
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beauty, birds, Inspiration, nature, Photography, red, urban landscape, wildlife on September 11, 2020| 2 Comments »
on a short walk through the yard
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged gardening, Inspiration, musings, Photography, storytelling, urban gardening, urban landscape on September 10, 2020| Leave a Comment »
More flowers bloom on the bell pepper plant, and I see about dozen new blooms forming. Its neighbor the shishito plant is nearing its end I think with perhaps a few more peppers to grow large but no more blooms and its once dark leaves are now light lime. In a neighboring raised bed hot peppers form and what a spicy bounty they are turning out to be. I am imagining how beautiful their red crescent shapes will be as we indulge in them throughout the winter. Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes … they weigh down might thick stalks, a beautiful, brilliant green … but, oh, when will they turn red?! Bushels of basil. Not a bad problem. Can you ever have too much caprese salad or garlicky pesto on toasted bread? As for the Swiss chard … just two plants purchased on sale to please the neighborhood bunnies but they must have enough food elsewhere … nary a bite has been taken and the leaves are growing large … so now Steve will have to cook us a dish with that Swiss chard. All recipes welcome. 🙂
in the works … art & community
Posted in Inspiration, Photography Exhibits, tagged creativity, hope, Inspiration, personal, Photography on August 28, 2020| 1 Comment »
entering my home office area
Let’s see …
Designing — Working with creative colleagues at Trinity Church to “think outside the box” during these days when buildings are currently closed for tourism and developing new ways, indeed even fun ways, to share the beauty of an historic landmark. In addition to sharing stories of people and place, we’re putting together an online shop via Redbubble to highlight imagery and designs inspired by the art and architecture. Check out the shop via this link.
Researching — Completing contractual assignments to research and write biographies about African American men and women from the late 18th to early 20th Centuries (my favorite periods to research) whose stories have been forgotten or overshadowed over time. That means I need to velcro my bottom to the chair instead of continually wandering about the little garden. I’ll just have to make the garden my lunch break spot!
a nook in my office area
Curating — Thanks to the energy of some fellow creatives, commencing conversations with them to possibly curate an art show in February 2021 featuring artists of color. It has been a pleasure to be involved with these folks and this event in past years so I am hopeful for the future. Stay tuned for updates.
Submitting photography — Get back into the groove of submitting photography and not just posting on Instagram (which is so much fun!). I’ve put together my first submission calendar in ages.
And then there’s writing, I mean personal writing and with writing will come grieving which is a healthy thing. I feel a renewed yearning to tell stories of the past and those stories involve family no longer here. I want to tell stories of the present and some of those stories involve angst because of my husband’s health and chronic uncertainty about the future. But I also feel compelled to write about hope. I think it’s talking to my young nephew and other young friends.
So that’s what I’m working on … or at least my endeavor … as summer starts to ease into autumn.
Hope you continue to join me on this journey of words and images! 🙂
evening light in the garage
Posted in Inspiration, tagged flowers, house plants, Inspiration, oxalis, Photography, red, wood sorrel on August 28, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Words + Images 