The Rest of Spring [GALLERY]
Summer is near its end. Though right now the tropical air is sticky, and the oceans are spouting rough, swirling storms, I’ve felt moments of coolness in the air that hints of fall. Sometimes it’s a smell, a tart whiff …
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And Then There Was a Blizzard
Some personal musings on facing the second crippling storm in less than a year to hit my home region.
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Remembering The Superstorm
Hurricane Sandy devastated the region I call home. Here’s my perspective on what it was like covering the storm.
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Postcards From Bermuda
A 2011 trip to Bermuda delivered a ton of inspiration and opportunities for great photos. Here’s the whole collection.
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Taking Stock of Social Media
Can one man really manage this many networks? Here’s my constantly updated rundown on what works and what doesn’t.
Meet the Beetle [PHOTOS]
A few weeks ago I jotted down a few details from one summer weekend, including a standoff between a mockingbird and a stag beetle. I’m convinced my curiosity cost one of my favorite birds a hearty meal. I wrote: Just in …
The hogs were fed chopped corn and garbage.
We fed the hogs chopped corn and garbage, the corn to fatten them up, the garbage to lessen our carting bills. But to call it garbage doesn’t really explain it well. It wasn’t like your average waste bin collection, something …
Art is a Vandal [GALLERY]
We’re always walking through an art museum, wherever we are, as landscapes and still life pieces, portraits and even abstract art can be found everywhere you look. For example, simple vandalism, lines, scribbles and love notes scratched into the Plexiglas …
Escape
If we were the size of crabapples we’d cut our clothes from maple leaves, then laugh, in our green overalls, at the slow caterpillars who chase us, wanting to snack on our pant legs. In the evening, you’d pluck a …
Of Clouds and Sunshine [PHOTO]
I challenge you to not fall into a contemplative coma while viewing this shot. My thought: I truly believe the world is a stage when I view this.
Inside the Forgotten Nuclear Plant [PHOTOS]
Yesterday was one of those days when work was a lot more fun than usual. I got to walk inside the decommissioned Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant in Shoreham, New York. This pale sea-green plant towers over the North Fork of …
The Old House at Aquebogue [PHOTOS]
Any frequent travelers to Long Island’s wine county have probably seen this house before, a boarded-up Victorian on the south side of Route 25 in the village of Aquebogue. In fact, Aquebogue – which I expect to see get more …
The Roadway Light Show [GALLERY]
I took the following photos a few years ago. I remember I was traveling into Brooklyn to see my brother-in-law’s art show when I decided that I wanted to be a better photographer. So I spent the night shooting. For …