Beyond the papers
Photography
I have been fortunate to discover a small part of the world we share. These photographs hold some of the places, details and moments that made me pause. I am glad to share them with you.
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Form and memory
The gilded passage
A long gallery beneath a gilded, painted vaulted ceiling.
Where it was taken: Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums, Vatican City
Location identified from visible landmarks.
Marble and sky
A white marble monument framed by two Italian flags.
Where it was taken: Vittoriano, Rome, Italy
Location identified from visible landmarks.
Layers of stone
A brick tower rises above historic stone buildings.
Where it was taken: Rome, Italy
Location identified from visible landmarks.
An open history
Ancient Roman arches and ruins overlook a city panorama.
Where it was taken: Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Location identified from visible landmarks.
Through the trees
Roman ruins and monuments seen through foreground trees.
Where it was taken: Roman Forum, Rome, Italy
Location identified from visible landmarks.
The mountain beyond
Ancient columns and brick arches with a hazy mountain behind.
Where it was taken: Pompeii, Italy
Location identified from visible landmarks.
The last hour
Low sunlight falls along an ancient stone street with distant walkers.
Where it was taken: Pompeii, Italy
A painted devotion
An ornate red church façade with decorative architectural details.
Where it was taken: Santa María Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico
Location identified from visible landmarks.
A fleeting geometry
A person beside a large circular pattern drawn in beach sand.
Where it was taken: Biarritz, France
Still reflection
A monumental mural and its building reflected in a still pool.
Where it was taken: Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
Water and horizon
The river at dusk
An arched stone bridge crosses a river beneath a distant dome.
Where it was taken: Tiber River, Rome, Italy
Location identified from visible landmarks.
A city held in water
A lakeside city skyline reflected in water, framed by branches and an iron fence.
Where it was taken: Central Park, New York City, United States
An island in blue
Boats float beside a palm-covered island in turquoise water.
Where it was taken: Guna Yala (San Blas Islands), Panama
The harbour’s edge
Boats and a ferry in a harbour beneath hillside buildings.
Where it was taken: Marina Grande, Capri, Italy
Location identified from visible landmarks.
A curve of coast
A sweeping seaside city, sandy beach and blue bay.
Where it was taken: Biarritz, France
Location identified from visible landmarks.
Under a silver sky
A broad beach with scattered people beneath an overcast sky.
Where it was taken: La Concha Beach, Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain
Location identified from visible landmarks.
Where the light rests
Golden sunlight crosses the sea between dark coastal rocks.
Where it was taken: Biarritz, France
Living stillness
A green cloister
An arched pergola covered in leaves shelters café tables and chairs.
Where it was taken: Notre Dame area, Indiana, United States
Stone against blue
Slanting rock formations rise over a forest and meadow beneath a blue sky.
Where it was taken: Flatirons, Boulder, Colorado, United States
Location identified from visible landmarks.
The green distance
A lush green landscape stretches into the distance.
Where it was taken: Valle del Cauca, Colombia
A mountain garden
Ferns and dense foliage cover the foreground of a wooded mountain.
Where it was taken: Bogotá, Colombia
That's where I was born 🌿
Palms in the distance
Palm silhouettes stand against a distant mountain landscape.
Where it was taken: Girardot, Cundinamarca, Colombia
The quiet encounter
A deer peers around a tree in a sunlit green woodland.
Where it was taken: Notre Dame area, Indiana, United States
At the edge of evening
A deer stands in tall meadow grasses beneath a golden sunset.
Where it was taken: Notre Dame area, Indiana, United States
Three presences
Three deer stand in a meadow beside a dark green forest.
Where it was taken: Notre Dame area, Indiana, United States
The warmth of stone
A ginger cat rests on a sunlit stone wall.
Where it was taken: Capri, Italy
Passing scenes
An unexpected crown
A gull perches on the head of a statue before layered city buildings.
Where it was taken: Naples, Italy
A town in the mist
A town and overhead wires beneath a misty mountain landscape.
Where it was taken: Cundinamarca, Colombia
The city walks on
A busy street of walkers and vehicles with the Colosseum beyond.
Where it was taken: Rome, Italy
Location identified from visible landmarks.
The road into green
Cars and motorcycles follow a winding road through wooded hills.
Where it was taken: Bogotá, Colombia
At the counter
Diners sit at closely packed tables inside a deli, with framed photographs covering the walls.
Where it was taken: Katz’s Delicatessen, New York City, United States
A pause by the sea
A photographer and other visitors pause beside a seaside promenade.
Where it was taken: Biarritz, France
The blue-hour crowd
A baseball field and crowded stands beneath stadium lights at blue hour.
Where it was taken: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado, United States
Location identified from visible landmarks.
An urban visitor
A squirrel perches on a litter bin.
Where it was taken: Notre Dame area, Indiana, United States
A watcher after dark
A white cat stands on a pale wall at night, beneath palm fronds.
Where it was taken: Panama City, Panama
The evening promenade
People fill a warmly lit old-town street at night.
Where it was taken: Panama City, Panama
After light
The amber hour
Warm amber light falls over distant mountain ridges.
Where it was taken: La Línea, Colombia
The hour between
Clouds drift over layered mountain silhouettes.
Where it was taken: La Línea, Colombia
Water, almost still
Dark trees and their reflections surround a pond at dusk.
Where it was taken: Notre Dame area, Indiana, United States
A city in gold
A city skyline beneath a brilliant golden sunset.
Where it was taken: Panama City, Panama
The lake remembers
An orange sunset reflects in a lake behind blue boats on the shore.
Where it was taken: Granger area, Indiana, United States
Evening from above
An urban sunset seen from an elevated viewpoint.
Where it was taken: Paris, France
The sky over the street
An orange evening sky glows over a commercial street.
Where it was taken: Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
The violet interval
A violet and pink sky above trees, city buildings and dark hills.
Where it was taken: Cali, Colombia
A street in lamplight
Golden lanterns illuminate a narrow street with balconies and a taxi.
Where it was taken: Casco Antiguo, Panama City, Panama
Across the night water
A lit waterfront building and distant skyline beneath flowering branches.
Where it was taken: Casco Antiguo, Panama City, Panama
The luminous city
Illuminated high-rise buildings punctuate the night skyline.
Where it was taken: Panama City, Panama
A thread of colour
Colourful neon shapes hang above a dark, narrow city street.
Where it was taken: Naples, Italy
The last lights
Small distant lights and their reflections punctuate dark water.
Where it was taken: Girardot, Colombia