It’s Maryland Day: There’s No Place Like Home

It’s Maryland Day: There’s No Place Like Home

Personal thoughts for today by Joe Farace “Things ain’t what they used to be and probably never was.”—Will Rogers On August 24, we honor the seventh state to join the Union with National Maryland Day. Maryland’s coastal location brings with it a deeply rooted maritime...
Is Coffee & Cameras Coming Back Next Month?

Is Coffee & Cameras Coming Back Next Month?

Be An Angel Day is observed on August 22 each year and asks us to become someone’s angel—of sorts. Whether it’s a grand gesture (sponsoring someone’s education) or a small one (saying “thank you” when someone helps you), a nice gesture goes a long...
Wheels Wednesday: Car Show PhotoWalk with a Lumix GX1

Wheels Wednesday: Car Show PhotoWalk with a Lumix GX1

Today’s post by Joe Farace The car has become the carapace, the protective and aggressive shell, of urban and suburban man.—Marshall McLuhan My plans for a Saturday PhotoWalk were simple: I was going to dust off my black body Panasonic Lumix GX1 (more later,) charge...
Tuesday Thoughts: Into the Bamboo Forest

Tuesday Thoughts: Into the Bamboo Forest

Today’s Post by Joe Farace There is one thing sure about life: Life will push us hardly many times! When you are pushed, don’t be surprised; stay firm like a tree or be elastic like a bamboo!—Mehmet Murat Ildan Bamboo may be found in the tropical and alpine...
Monochrome Monday: Digital Infrared Exposure Tips

Monochrome Monday: Digital Infrared Exposure Tips

Today’s Post by Joe Farace “Black and white is abstract; colour is not. Looking at a black and white photograph, you are already looking at a strange world.” – Joel Sternfeld When learning to see infrared imaging possibilities, the first thing I would like to...