Category: Urban
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Some of my nicer shots are sometimes when I’m not trying to take a real shot. I was adjusting my camera before getting ready to take some shots of the shoreline. I shot this one quickly to test the light. It wound up being one of the better ones of the evening. (Honolulu, Hawaii, 2008)
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They were the menu special that night. We saw them and they looked so good that we ordered them. The tapas were an unexpected Dutch treat. We needed a walk by the canal afterward. (Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2019)
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I got a new job and Kathleen insisted that we move closer to it so I wouldn’t be on the road late at night. I protested, but she was right. This was a beautiful place by the harbor and we enjoyed it, but when the job was over we missed home and wanted to move…
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I was out photographic doors and it was hot that day. The sun was wearing me out. This teal was just so cooling as the sun blazed down. I suspect it had been recently painted because it was not very faded. (San Juan Antiguo, Puerto Rico 2010)
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But it’s really an invitation. I love doors that offer more than the traditional “portal cover.” This one called to me with the colors at first, but then the sounds from inside made me want to go in and see what was cooking in the kitchen. (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2025)
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We were saying farewell to our hosts and I was speaking for the group in my best “broken Spanish.” I felt the heat of the moment, but not as much as my colleague who collapsed under the heat just a few minutes earlier. (Managua, Nicaragua, 2007)
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We were both on sabbatical for the first time and working at Arizona State that year. We were told by neighbors that when the homes on the street were built, you could smell the orange blossoms from nearby orchards. By the time we got there, the development extended past us for many miles. There were…
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One of my favorite things is when another culture comes into a place and erects buildings that look like the ones at home, rather than resembling the local ones. This phenomenon is ancient and has some spectacular examples across the globe. This one just happens to be in the Caribbean. (Willemstad, Curaçao, 2002)
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Our next house was a plain white colonial with no plantings in front. Kathleen took on the challenge of making the front yard a spectacle of color and flowers all summer long. For the record, we were here for a long time as well. (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin 2004)
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It’s important to remember that people live in the places we visit. Seeing laundry brings this home to me and reminds me to think of this space as someone’s neighborhood space. (Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2011)
