The January cover photo was taken near the esplanade by the Douro river in Porto. My subject was kind enough to pose just as I prepared to click the shutter. Wishing everyone a hopeful start to 2022! -GR-
Read more "– Porto Journal: Ribeira Square –"– Porto in Christmas – It’s the end of another year, a difficult year for many still dealing with the effects of the global pandemic. Porto offers a welcoming joy of light in its town hall square. Wishing all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Healthy New Year. – GR –
Read more "– A Festive Porto –"
Nature’s beautiful palette of color and light in autumn is unlike that of any other season. With each click of the shutter, I am reminded that this gift is offered by planet Earth only for a short time. Above: Beacon Falls, October 2013. – GR / 29.X.2021 –
Read more "– Palette of Autumn –"In his own words, Henri Cartier-Bresson discusses his views and philosophy on taking pictures. Enlightening, funny and deceptively simple, yet complex. – GR / 7.X.2021
Read more "– Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Decisive Moment (1973/2007) –"
Downtown Las Vegas glows under an early autumn light in 2011. – GR / 1 Oct. 2021 –
Read more "– Vegas Gold, the Glow of Autumn –"
Vivian Maier, the American photographer who found recognition and fame only after her passing, is given a major exhibition at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris. I devoted a post to Maier back in August 2020 (https://georgeromanation.com/2020/08/01/eia-inspiring-photographers-vol-6-vivian-maier/). She has rightfully been recognized as one of the most important street photographers of the 20th century. Please visit […]
Read more "– Vivian Maier in Paris –"
With September upon us, late summer reminds us to appreciate its warmth and sunshine and the simple joys of the outdoors before autumn arrives. This month’s cover photo – Geneva’s Jet d’Eau fountain and carousel – provides us with an almost fairy tale-like escape. Enjoy. – GR / 2 Sept 2021 –
Read more "– Late Summer Reverie –"
Occasionally, one comes across an artist of great vision and talent who has slipped under the radar and not received wider recognition – Vivian Maier comes to mind. Sergio Larrain (1931-2012), a Chilean photographer, is another such artist. I was fortunate enough to read an article recently in The New York Times profiling this wonderful […]
Read more "– EiA / Inspiring Photographers / Vol. 9 / Sergio Larrain –"
Helen Levitt (1913-2009) devoted decades of her life to capturing the uncommon poetry of street life in New York. Men, women and children played out scenes of the every day in front of her camera. Her work has been exhibited widely, including the Museum of Modern Art and the International Center of Photography in New […]
Read more "– EiA / Inspiring Photographers / Vol. 8 / Helen Levitt –"
As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, the Staley-Wise Gallery of New York is featuring an exhibition of the works by two masters of the 20th century – Horst P. Horst and George Hoyningen-Huene. Their images of fashion, still life, architecture and flowers are exquisite in their composition and form. To learn more about these […]
Read more "– EiA / Inspiring Photographers / Vol. 7 / Horst P. Horst & George Hoyningen-Huene –"
