As I was walking through Times Square, my attention was captured by the number of people who watching the world through their phones, rather than just observing it.
The Spam Museum is something that everyone should tour one day. It is a great visit for the whole family with a lot of interactive exhibits.
A sculpture by a modern master was a birthday gift to the Brooklyn Museum by a well-known painter
In Hastings, Minnesota, Marilyn visits a historic house that is one of the last of its style
In a land where geography and conflict among clans created harsh conditions, Jayita finds beauty
Jonathan L visits the Lorenzo State Historic Site in Cazenovia, New York
Jonathan L stops to visit the world’s largest teapot
Jonathan L visits the highest waterfall in Massachusetts and it beautiful surroundings
I know what you mean about not looking at life, except through your viewfinder or phone. If there is time now, I actually make a point of walking through a place to see what I see with the camera put away (after I’ve taken the photos I need for TravelGumbo, of course).
Seems everyone’s a photographer in our modern world.
Some people do it very well. Others, well, not so much so.
It makes it harder to sell photos. But to me it was as much about not looking at the world directly. I see the same thing a concerts now.
I took a photography course this summer. Our last assignment was to go to Santa Fe Plaza for 1 hour and take not more than 2 photos.