Archive for the ‘Photographs’ Category
Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 13th, 2010
Photograph by Nickolas Muray for McCall Style and Beauty, George Eastman House on Flickr
Photographing the Dog
January 20th, 2010
Day 20: January 20, 2010
I’ve had dogs pretty much my whole life, but Nina is the first dog I’ve had since I got my first digital camera ten years ago. I only have a few pictures of each of my other dogs, and well over a hundred of Nina. I have pictures of her asleep and awake, on the beach, in the car, in the snow, on the couch, everywhere. She’s a well-documented dog.
I have pictures of Nina on my phone, on my screensaver, on Flickr, on Facebook, on postcards and on my wall. Because of this, I see her face and think of her more, perhaps, than any of my other dogs. I love her, but I also loved all the dogs of my past: Taxi, Sidney, Skippy, Pal and Terry. Do I love Nina more? I don’t know, but I think I love her differently because I have taken so many pictures of her. The act of taking a photograph focuses my attention on her, and love thrives on attention.
So here you go, Nina — you’re my photo of the day.
Irving’s Toy & Card Shop
January 14th, 2010
Day 14: January 14, 2010
Irving’s Toy & Card Shop
71 Harvard Street
Brookline, Massachusetts
I love this local landmark, a tiny building tucked in between two much-larger buildings. This old-fashioned store and its elderly owner Mrs. Ethel Weiss is featured in the Beacon Street Girls children’s books.
According to a 1993 article in the Hartford Courant, this is the site of the candy store where the young John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his brother Joseph stole a pair of "Groucho Marx-like false glasses, nose and moustache."
