An Eye in Art

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 –

Downtown Las Vegas glows under an early autumn light in 2011. – GR / 1 Oct. 2021 –

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 […]

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 –

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]