Today’s spontaneous Substack supplementation of my “Framing Resurgence” posts from last month may seem ethereal. But for the record, this post reflects some hours of photography and framing mechanics. I’ve learned that these applied Sunday activities are essential precursors to understanding places, even if ChatGPT could easily generate provocative visual […]
Today’s Substack post continues the theme of framing in understanding places: Sometimes, the dust motes in the late afternoon sun invite exploration of more expansive landscapes and varied scales of view. I realize that north of Santa Fe, one need not drive south. It is well within our reach to […]
How do we unearth and rediscover landscapes which we can no longer see? Personal and collective memories in defining a place’s culture and character have tremendous value. Notably, the built environment is not today’s focus. Instead, with Shannon Nichol, we discuss the landscape environment’s “buried” memories. Shannon is a founding […]
Who says that place is all about engineered or built environments? It isn’t, a point I emphasize many times in Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character. If you need more convincing, listen to Trish Hansen in the video below. I spoke to her on March 15, as she embarked upon […]
Sustaining a City’s Culture and Character begins with the notion that communities reflect the fusion of everyday life with the various forces and environments common to urban settings. One example is the overlap of built and natural environments, and the inspiration inherent in their combined appearance. I focus on water-influenced environments […]
In these times, is it an outright elitist thing to run around with a Leica M-10P waxing poetic about how how to sustain the culture and character of a place? Maybe not, if the exercise continues to reveal simple truths about important things, and provides an easy, visual reference to […]
I suggest a patient and mindful perception about what we sense, particularly for those of us fortunate enough to see. Which is the focal point of this image, people in contemplative discussion, or their surroundings? For me, the fusion of a seated couple blends and merges with a wood-framed geometry […]
Soon, after almost three years, we’ll be less Thames-side on a daily basis, replacing its ever-evolving majesty with the scaled-down realities of the Rivers Lambourn and Kennet in West Berkshire. Aided by the contemplations of the pandemic and lockdown, I’ll go back to two rivers with more hopeful, Thames-based revelations […]
