On entering the Raphael Court, I immediately understood that I was stepping into a special venue at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London.
Read MoreFather Lends Son Helping Hand on Reedy River
A father and son ventured onto rocks where the Reedy River runs through Falls Park in Greenville, South Carolina, and I caught a short sequence of their travels on camera.
My First Photo Printed in a Book
The Frankfurt-based Info3 Verlag recently published“Michael Bockemühl, Kunst Sehen, Michelangelo,” which features my first photo printed in a book, an image of a hand of Michelangelo’s David.
History Lives at Castle of Tomar and Convent of Christ
The Castle of Tomar and Convent of Christ shine atop a summit in central Portugal as one of the nation’s most historically significant sites.
Read MoreSalisbury 4 Ring in Holidays with Centuries-Old Songs
The Salisbury 4 quartet summoned sounds from the medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods, bringing seasonal spirit to East Meadow Library on Sunday.
Read MoreJiji Returns to Long Island with Diverse Classical Guitar Program
In her post-pandemic return to the East Meadow Library on Long Island, classical guitarist Jiji showed why she’s known for performing wide-ranging compositions.
Read MoreMichelangelo’s David: From Mountain to Masterpiece
During the fifteenth century, a tall, multi-ton block of marble lay abandoned for decades in a courtyard at the Florence Cathedral. It has since become one of the world’s most celebrated pieces of stone, and I got to photograph it in intimate detail.
Read MoreSeeing Leonardo’s Last Supper in the Flesh: A Promise Fulfilled
In September 2019, I fulfilled my teenage promise to one day travel to Italy to see Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, a mural that the quintessential Renaissance man painted from 1494 to 1498 in the refectory of the Dominican convent-church Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. Through the photo captions, I tell my tale of flying across the Atlantic to finally view this world-renowned masterpiece during the 500th anniversary of da Vinci’s death in 1519.
Read MoreExploring the Grounds of Riccardi-Medici Palace
As I roamed Florence’s rain-soaked streets with my cameras early one morning, I chanced upon an imposing centuries-old building with a rocky facade nestled in the heart of the city.
Read MoreThe Value of Creative Solo Projects
Producing a solo work of art that beautifies your home can leave you with a wonderful daily reminder of your abilities. I learned this after arranging photos I’d taken over my couch to create an esthetically pleasing corner of my humble abode.
Read MoreFaces of the Ponte Vecchio
My sister searched for gold; I seized a golden opportunity for candid photos. While she browsed the jewelry shops that line the Ponte Vecchio, the iconic bridge crossing the Arno River in Florence, I stood on its bustling walkway, firing my Nikon at any pedestrian within clear sight of my long lens.
Miami Beach’s Art Deco Answer to the Great Depression
Miami Beach boasts the world’s greatest concentration of art deco buildings, which reflect a distinct era in American history—along with the can-do attitude that has defined the nation. From the Great Depression years through the 1940s, architects in the Miami area designed dominantly within the umbrella of styles now known as art deco, and some nine hundred structures in this genre remain. They rose amid economic hard times and evoked technological modernity, resilience, and optimism.
Read MoreArt That Calls My Name at the Met
Some paintings and sculptures that caught my eye during a few strolls through the Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier this year:
Read MoreBrooklyn Bridge Perspectives: New, Old and Better
Do I revisit a place or should I explore somewhere new? My decision-making in answer to this question about my next photo shoot is made easier when I remember that the old can also be new.
Read MorePortraits of Woodstock 50th Anniversary Revelers
There were tie-dye shirts and bandanas, peace signs and love beads, and the sounds of Santana and Country Joe & the Fish.
Read MoreAdvice to Novice Photographer: Look Before You Shoot
A Facebook friend and Instagram follower from France asks: “Tell me, what would you say to a beginner in photography? Do you have any advice to share?” My short answer: put your camera down until you start to develop a strong eye for photography.
Read MorePinpointing Polar Bears
A woman covers her mouth. A stunned man emerges from underwater. Others shriek from the sting of the cold, an adrenaline rush or fears overcome.
Central Park Autumn Walk Before ’Fall
This year was different. I’m lured to Central Park each autumn and in recent years I’ve walked across her 843 acres shooting photos and videos for many hours on multiple weekends in October and November.
Read MoreOld Westbury Gardens Wears Autumn Gracefully
Gone are the roses, tulips, dahlias in full bloom and bees hunting for pollen. In are the oaks, maples and sweetgum brandishing multicolored leaves and the fallen among them, some afloat or sunk in lakes, ponds and pools across Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island.
Read MoreRed Rock Canyon Outshines Las Vegas
Fifteen miles from the Las Vegas Strip’s brilliant lights of limitless colors lies Red Rock Canyon, a seemingly misnamed national conservation area of multicolored rock formations.
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