More from the archives…these two photos are buried amid others. I had almost despaired of finding them again, and when I was looking for something else, there they were. My father's wife Eva took them one morning at coffee — I think I was 18 or 19 years old. I like them very much, […]
Was I Ever This Young? Read More »
I figured it was high time to post some pictures of my mother, Jeanette, and found this one of her just after I was born, as well as a strip of photo-booth pics taken when I was just a wee one. I've also included a photo taken just after my birth as I
The Joy of Seeing Her Face Every Now and Then. That lipstick! Read More »
Balafon performance in the streets of Conakry, Guinea. ©1963 Emile Snyder Among the unique documents that have floated my way over the years was a manilla folder full of gorgeous black and white photographs my father took in the Ivory Coast, which was developed there, and some of them might have also been
Putting Together My Father’s Research With The Photos: West Africa 1963-64 Read More »
This post is for my cousin François, who has been visiting the blog to see what photos of our families are appearing — and happily identifying those I don't know. I love these three photos for how the people are grouped, smiling, and staring back at the photographer. I am not sure who everyone is,
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Since I now live surrounded by mountains that I love and climb frequently — I am re-posting 2 posts about my young teenage adventures climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. It has taken many years to get off the prairie and the desert to return to the mountains, but to be in the Front Range of
That Was Some Big Climb: Kilimanjaro in the 60s Read More »
I have recently come across a host of wonderful green images of spring — a rarity in this desert to be treasured. It reminds of more northern places, where rhubarb leaves unfurl through spring snow, lambs gambol in wet green fields, and the air itself is heavy with dew and rain, and earthly scents. So
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Especially when I write. The ciagrette is a dramatic touch too. Honestly, forget the bunny slippers, last night’s t-shirt, and sleepy face washed out in the blue light of the computer screen. This look is to die for and even if the novel doesn’t sell…well, I would still be awesome. *with apologies and much admiration
I Need To Stand Up Straighter Read More »
Sometimes a photograph or a work of art inspires a character in my work — sometimes I am looking specifically for them, (I have notebooks filled with images for almost every character I have ever written) and sometimes, they simply appear and demand to be included. This guy did just that — muscled his way
What Is It About a Scythe? Read More »
Here are a small handful of stunning photographs taken during the late 30s, early 40s through the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information of rural farm life across the country and the military. The images demonstrate the grace with which people weathered a difficult and uncertain time in this country. The faces are rugged, open,
Bound For Glory: America in Color 1939–1943 Read More »
In 2009 John Maloof went to an auction house and purchased for $380 a box of around 100,000 negatives as well as rolls of film, all secretly shot by a local nanny, Vivian Maier . The work had originally been stored in an abandoned locker. It wasn’t until Maloof started looking through the negatives that
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