Welcome to Washington Island! There's a place that I visit every year. It's up north -- North of the Tension Line in fact! Earlier this year, while I was pondering what subject to develop for my latest photography exhibit, it…
With the advent of the new school year, I'm starting my sixth year of trekking down to the UW-Madison campus to capture images of music students while they translate a composer's silent score into beautifully rendered music. My primary subjects…
I'm not a birder. My wife is. We've each chosen a hobby that relies on lenses. My wife can spot the subtle details that differentiate similar species of birds. I'm lucky to distinguish a turkey from a towhee so I…
My previous post described the plants and flowers in Madison's Olbrich Gardens. I would be remiss, however, if I didn't also mention one of my favorite locations in the gardens, the Thai Pavilion. The pavilion was a gift to the…
If you live in Madison, Wisconsin, you probably know about Olbrich Botanical Gardens. In fact, if you live in Madison, Wisconsin, you've probably visited Olbrich Botanical Gardens. A stroll through this wonderful place is an excellent way to quiet your…
I've written previously about some aspects of last year's trip to Germany, such as the Berlin Wall, a fashion show in Berlin, and the BMW factory in Munich. But I have not yet covered one of the real pleasures of…
If one person builds a wall, the next person wants to know what's behind it. That's life. The University of Wisconsin's Mead Witter School of Music often hires me to photograph rehearsals, concerts, music clinics, and other events. Last week,…
This is it, absolutely the last, final, ain't-gonna-be-no-more snowy post of the year. I swear. If I'm wrong, you can swear, too!
If you're old enough to remember the old days, you might recall a time when we knew a snow storm was coming because Aunt Nelly's arthritic right knee was giving her pain or Uncle Harry's old war wound was acting…