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Past and Present

Photography Past and present are a continuum – one cannot exist without the other. A conundrum of time (or our concept of time). We are equally limited and enriched by both; personal history entrenches much of our behavior, national history, our beliefs, history of humanity – our archetypal identity and empathy.  Sometimes, these realizations become […]

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L’art de vivre

Travel, wine, photography…and art This is a second, ‘French edition’ of my earlier post inspired by our fall workshop.  There, I mused about the beauty of the autumn, and my yearly travels to Quebec’s Eastern Townships to enjoy its bounty, its nature and ‘l’art de vivre’ that emanates from its unique culture.  This fall in […]

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Countries and Peoples

Photo tour of Western Balkans Today is Canada Day.  Local fireworks have started. Too soon as expectations are difficult to subdue; you really need to wait until after 10 pm in the evening; here, in the Canadian capital, July 1st is almost a white night. With the sound of celebratory fire-crackers and colorful rockets in the […]

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The Heart of a House

Our houses have become a center of attention and contemplation – bound to them during pandemic lockdowns, we came to both love and hate them – homes that protect and prisons at the same time. Our inner freedoms and our face to (or against) the outside world. Houses seen from outside often have a face. […]