October 31, 2020

October Transitions

The month of October has come and gone for another year. Rain and snow; summer heat and the chill of fall. All serve to remind us of summer past and winter ahead. October is a transition month, preparing and acclimatizing us for the new season. In this photo, the mirrored walls shimmer and reflect the colorful trees in October. It is a Police Station under construction located across from the Young Offender Center. The Center is a place where transitions are made, a place for young people to reflect on their past and consider what lies ahead.

October 21, 2020

Old Photos

The first photograph to feature a person Shoe shining their way into history (Picture: Granger/REX/Shutterstock) Photo fact Each day 60 million pictures are uploaded to Instagram. But this is nothing compared to the 350 million that get put on Facebook every day! This image, taken by Louis Daguerre in 1838, features the first human beings ever captured on camera. Due to the ten-minute exposure time nobody walking along the Boulevard du Temple in Paris could be captured, apart from two men in the bottom left corner. It is believed one is shining the shoes of the other – with both of them seemingly unaware they were becoming part of history. I have…