Photo Quote of the Day 09/13/10

It's one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it's another thing to make a portrait of who they are.

- Paul Caponigro

Photo of the Day 08/04/10 - Urban Cowboy

A fish out of water? No, sir. Josh Clark, a fellow traveller on our trip to the Venice, Italy, area last year was just taking it all in and standing out by doing nothing more than being himself. There's nothing like being comfortable in your own skin, as well as being true to yourself ... and your wardrobe.

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Photo Quote of the Day 07/06/10

When a portrait evokes a feeling, then you’ve got something. Technique isn’t really important. What I want is a believeable moment. 

- Bert Stern

Photo of the Day 05/06/10 - Ship of Fools

The herds of tourists (not travelers) that get shuttled into Venice each morning are legion. It's astounding, even during the offseason. Having been one of those daytime visitors, I can tell you, it's a cattle call. The real Venice doesn't exist until after the last tourist water taxi bubbles off to the bus parking lot, I'm told. I'd like to see that one, instead. It's an Italian Disneyland during the day—garish and commercial, unreal and unabashed—because visitors are the lifeblood of the city, so you might as well embrace that which you must be ... or perish. I look forward to someday enjoying the traveler's Venice, Venezia. As Rick Steves loves to point out, "Be a traveler, not a tourist."

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Brown Bird at Parker Pie 2010!

A fantastic show from Brown Bird over at Parker Pie in West Glover, Vermont, recently. 

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