Monthly Archives: March 2012

Azillanet at Night #10

Looking down the Avenue d’Olonzac towards the invisible rolling hills with their patchwork quilt of vineyards and woods. I stood motionless, a shadow with a camera, measuring the passage of time: “Thousand-one, thousand-two … .” Light flowed into the camera, … Continue reading

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Lastours: Ghost of a Cathar Castle

La Tour Régine – This is one of four separate structures that comprise Châteaux de Lastours. Originally there were three 11th century fortifications built along the rocky spine of a ridge 300 meters (about 990 feet) above the village of … Continue reading

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Paris: Firemen of rue Saint-Honoré

My philosophy of life can be summed up as: if you don’t play, you can’t win. The best photos are created when the photographer is engaged with the subject.  With people, it means connecting, even briefly, and generating a sharing … Continue reading

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Sentinel Agave, Valras Plage, France

Valras Plage is an expansive stretch of white sand located where the Orb River flows into Mediterranean Sea. Even though the beach is very popular it is large enough that it is possible to find open space and privacy. Behind … Continue reading

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Blue Eyes, Azillanet, Minervois, France

Sometimes, all that is left of a story of a life or a place is a tantalizing shard. In the small, wine making village of Azillanet there was an old empty building with faded blue shutters and doors. Its front … Continue reading

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