An Eye in Art

On a cold February day, the sun shined on the cemetery of Our Lady of Lapa, a historic church in Porto completed in the 19th century. This image was photographed with a 35mm Canon TX camera (1970’s) using Kodak 250 Cinema film. -GR-

There comes a moment at year’s end when we catch ourselves lost in thought, thinking about someone, or something that has impacted us during the last 12 months. Cheers to the anticipation of future positive memories in 2024!  -GR- Photo: Rua da Picaria, Porto, 2018

Wishing all the best for the holidays and blessings for the new year. -GR- Photo: Rua do Almada, Porto, Dec. 2023

Alfredo Cunha is regarded as one of Portugal’s most prominent photographers. He has traveled the world, but a large part of his work has been devoted to his homeland of Portugal. Recently, Leica honored Cunha for 50 years of his work – a sweeping document of humanist photography. Please visit the link below to learn […]

Mourning the passing of a compassionate, funny and masterful photojournalist – Elliott Erwitt – who died at age 95 on November 29, 2023. He traveled the world for Magnum Photos and many publications covering a wide variety of stories. His portraits are known for their intimacy and depth of emotion. Erwitt was especially known for […]

Revisiting the work of this great artist and member of the prestigious Magnum Photo agency, previously covered in – https://georgeromanation.com/2022/07/07/eye-in-art-inspiring-photographers-vol-11-harry-gruyaerts-cafe-belgica/. A recent exhibition vividly shows the world of Harry Gruyaert as seen through windows, reflections and barriers. His images are painterly and poetic. For more, please visit: In addition, ARTE TV is presenting this documentary […]

After living in NYC for many years until 2015, I returned for a visit in October 2023. This series of photographs is a chronicle of that visit. https://georgeromanation.com/portfolio/a-new-york-journal-part-i/ -GR-

The art of Irving Penn as displayed in a 2023 exhibition in France.

Andy Summers gained fame and recognition as the guitarist for the rock group, the Police in the 70’s and 80’s. Somewhere along the way, he decided to take photographs of life in between tours and the rigors of superstardom. It is an impressive body of work which parallels his journey in music. To learn more […]

An air of summer lingers over a mid-October day in New York’s Greenwich Village. – GR –