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Foggy Morn in Springs
THIS AUGUST I’VE BEEN in and out and roundabout and back and forth. I’ve spent more time on the Long Island Expressway, it sometimes seems, than in my much-loved house in Springs (East Hampton), N.Y. And I’ve fallen down the … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND, PHOTOGRAPHY
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Quiet as Grand Central Station
EVERY NOW AND THEN, I need a photo workshop to help me look at things afresh. In Europe last month, I was so busy chronicling all I saw as straight-up reportage that I rarely took time to be creative with … Continue reading
Post-Charlie Paris, Travel Plans for March
PARIS IS STILL PARIS, as these atmospheric photos, taken last weekend by my cousin Susan, show. She reported the streets were ‘normale,’ with plenty of shoppers (the semi-annual sales are on) and heavier police presence in the Marais. My month-long, … Continue reading
Posted in PARIS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL
Tagged Eurail, Hotel de Ville, Louvre, Rodin Museum, trip planning, Tuileries
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Exphotographer Snaps Again
Photo: Caren Sturmer MY FRIEND CAREN’S username on Instagram, an iPhone photo-sharing app, is ‘exphotographer’ — by which I guess she means she no longer plies the trade for money. But she is still very much a photographer, of whose … Continue reading
Brooklyn When It Sizzles
BROOKLYN IN JULY… Nobody ever wrote a song about it. It’s hot, yeah. But I’ve found myself here more than usual these past couple of weeks, and with me, my camera (or iPhone, as the case may be) .
Posted in BROOKLYN, PHOTOGRAPHY
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Blue Christmas
HANUKKAH’S WELL AND GOOD, but it was a bit of a blue Christmas in casaCARA-land. As a non-celebrator, Christmas Day is often quiet, but this one was utterly silent and very, very long. I felt empty and flat, kind of … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, PHOTOGRAPHY
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