Folk arts | Virginia Foundation for the Humanities

These photographs of Virginia folk artists were made at a recent fundraiser for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Among the artists featured (and depicted here) were Caribbean Carnival dancers and float makers, old time mountain musicians, Mongolian traditional art and dancers, Guatemalan dancers and sawdust carpet makers, Virginia Indian dancers, from among a number of others from our state who performed. Thanks to the good folks at VFH for the opportunity to attend and share in this celebration of our ongoing cultural streams.

CCNV mural | progress part three

We're nearly done! Further progress was made on the mural we've been creating inside the CCNV homeless shelter in Washington DC. Thanks again to Randy Bacon and Dan Oberler of the DCJCC Behrend Builders, and the folks from the Mitzvah Makers crew who cheerfully and ably helped paint this go-round.

Painters for this session were: Mandy Kaisen Blueth, Glynis Smith, Naomi Goldstein, Joan Winer, Staci Smith, Danielle Clemons, Rosie Rodney, Cheryl Busch, Audrey Horn, Gillian Kagin, Rebecca Goldstein, Ruth Stromberg, and yours truly.

DC buildings (more American Investigations)

These are NOT from the world of the Federal theme park that visitors know as DC... (with a shout out to the real-deal memories and music of Gil-Scott Heron and Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go Go).

Donna Summer

I photographed Donna Summer in January 1999. She was in DC as a spokeswoman for cervical cancer awareness.

I recall that she was lovely, humble, and gracious.

RIP Ms. Summers, may your spirit soar as far as the heights your music took us. 

Palette/found

A face-painter's palette.

Sphere & shadow

Spring images/bits of Creation

From bits of two recent assignments for the Universities at Shady Grove and Enterprise Community Partners

Spring...

Light & Lens: April Fool

My colleague Bob Hirsch recently released a second edition of his well-regarded textbook, Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age. He has highlighted two of my annual April Fool's cards in the book, on a full page spread. 

Spreading the foolishness...

Bob is also quite a fine artist himself. His work can be seen at his site, LightResearch.net.

Heaven & Yahweh (American Investigations)

Heaven was photographed in the 3500 block of Old Silver Hill Road, in Suitland Maryland.

Yahweh appeared at 1300 I Street NE, Washington DC. |  יהוה

From the vaults | a suite of black & white images

 Images from the 1970's through 1990's, recently scanned.

From Arlington VA, Washington DC, Prague, Atlantic City NJ.

Mary Alouette | Strathmore

Photographs of the gypsy jazz vocalist, Mary Alouette, performing at the Strathmore Mansion in Rockville, Maryland.

Her superb band, ably fronted by Seth Kibel, included members of the Hot Club of DC, Grammy-winner Marcy Marxer, and Strathmore artists in residence.


Note the blue suede shoes...