Rescuing Greyhounds

Kathy's trio of Greyhounds helped her through breast cancer treatments, bringing her a sense of joy that has given her a zest for living. Kathy has become even more of an advocate and spokesperson for adopting retired Greyhounds.

Protesting US Senator Lieberman (I-Conn))

Assignment:Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Following the health care debate for The New York Times. Hundreds of protestors gathered in Stamford yesterday to march to the home of US Senator Joesph Lieberman (I-Conn) where they held a vigil outside his apartment building. Senator Lieberman opposes President Obama's health care reform and is threatening to filbuster the vote.

Survivors

I'm just beginning a new project on women who have fought breast cancer and won, telling their stories through words and photos.

Creating Art

Twenty-one environmental artists from around the globe will exhibit their installations at IPark, a 480-acre private artist's retreat in Connecticut, this Saturday. I've been documenting their progress and it's been great fun spending all day out in the woods capturing creativity at work. Here's a preview of piece by Korean artist Bonggi, a serpentine, hand-sawn wooden footbridge which leads to a sort of delicate, oval-shaped cage made from found branches. More to come...

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Environmental Art takes Center Stage at IPark

One of my favorite assignments: Twenty-one environmental artists from around the globe will exhibit their installations at IPark, a 480-acre private artist's retreat in Connecticut, this Saturday. I've been documenting their progress and it's been great fun spending all day out in the woods capturing creativity at work. Here's a preview of piece by Korean artist Bonggi, a serpentine, hand-sawn wooden footbridge which leads to a sort of delicate, oval-shaped cage made from found branches. More to come...

Mary Travers

Mary Travers




Mary Travers, the flaxen blonde singer of the 1960s trio, "Peter, Paul and Mary," died last night at Danbury Hospital. I photographed her in 2005 well after she had been diagnosed with cancer and was in remission. I remember feeling concerned about capturing the spirit of someone who most remember as a beauty, but who now was somewhat ravaged by disease. I found these photos last night, and in retrospect I think they show her inner strength and beauty.

Oh, Camille Belle was there too, but back to Nacho

Ralph Lauren stores drew Camille Belle, actress,  and Blake Lively, of Gossip Girls. But it was all about Nacho..

Nacho is calling me

  Assignment:  Photograph Argentine polo player,  Nacho Figueras, considered the top polo player in the world, and the face behind Ralph Lauren  iconic men's line.  Polo anyone? Oh, yes.

(At NYC Fashion's Night Out,  Ralph Lauren Bleecker Street store shooting for Getty Images) 

Walking on Water

Photographing some wonderful istallations at IPark in East Haddam, and getting a little wet!

Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camp

Assignment:  Photograph kids with cancer. Time per child: approximately 5 minutes. The Challenge:  Capture their spirit, not their suffering.   Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to photograph children suffering from cancer. Eight photographers from around the state were asked to volunteer their talents to photograph children with cancer at Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camp in Ashford, Conn. and to provide images to their parents. It was a wonderful experience; here's some of the kids.

Cruising the Florida Keys, Next Michigan in VW's Routan

Sweet Assignment: photograph and write up VW's Eos hard top convertible while driving it on a road trip down the Florida Keys. For additional photos from the trip click on the link below to Das Auto Magazine right here............................http://dasautomagazine.com/2009/v47n01/eosroadtrip.aspx

I hit the road again at the end of this month, driving VW Routan along Lake Michigan's, the Midwest's version of Cape Cod.

Bob Dylan On Tour

Bob Dylan was in good form at the New Britain Stadium last Wednesday. Dylan is on tour with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp. It used to be he was adamant about people not photographing him, but with the availability of cellphone cameras and the little point and shoot I have, it's impossible to stop. Still, would have liked to have had my Canon D5 with a 300mm instead.

Road to Nowhere

Driving my sons to summer camp way up in New York State, I found the road to no where...closed.

Pilobolus Dance Troupe

Pilobolus dance troupe performed its most recent production Shadowland a the Joyce Theater in NYC.  Shooting on assignment for the New York Times, the following photos give a glimpse of how they do it.  Take a look. And see link to the The New York Times article with additional photos in a slideshow on the dance production.

Chicken Little

Take one photo a day. But make it count.