Lighted Spaces and Landscapes
Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
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Category: Water
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and Bob Newhart. The Marina Towers cut one of the most visually interesting buildings on this section of the Chicago River. As a boy I loved seeing these towers in the opening sequence of the Bob Newhart Show. When I’m in Chicago I always need to take a photo of them. (Chicago, Illinois, 2024)
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I tell this story often. I was doing a consult in Grand Rapids and they offered to fly me over from Milwaukee. I suggested the ferry–same price and I get to use my car. This surprised them and at each meeting for 2 days, I was introduced as: “this is Julio Rivera from Milwaukee, and…
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My publisher wanted to promote my project to some schools in California. After 2 days of work, we took some time to walk on the beach before we went to the airport (Oxnard, California, 2016)
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Some doors are just for fun. It was hokey, but I loved this one for some reason. I’m also fond of who was in the doorway. (Toyakoonsen, Japan, 2024)
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A mi padre le encanta hablar de Puerto Rico, su historia y el paisaje. Aquí me cuenta sobre los cambios en la playa. (Carolina, Puerto Rico, 2024)
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Cuando visito a mi padre y voy a la playa cerca de su casa, la bandera está desplegada. Hora de comer alcapurrias o bacalaitos. (Carolina, Puerto Rico, 2024)
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Took a walk today on the beach along Lake Michigan. The ice dunes mark the water line. They are unsafe to go on, but beautiful to look at. (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, 2026)
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My friends Michael and Cristan had come to visit me in Iceland. It was a truly Icelandic visit, because the weather was “Icelandic” and my friends were “all in” as we maneuvered in the countryside, with the wind and rain. (Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, 2024)
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Walking along Harbor Park is usually lovely. This cold day in January there was no wind, lots of sun, and great views up the Lakeshore. Didn’t know it would be my last winter living along the Lake. (Kenosha, Wisconsin 2014)
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Not necessarily my best photo work, but I was limited by my seat and angle in the helicopter. This was the year of big rains in the southwest and the desert turned this lovely shade of green. Was traveling with a class from ASU that was going to learn to measure snowpack for water managment.…
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