Steamboat Springs Snow Time

Some time to pause on the slopes of Steamboat with lots of fresh powder! A tradition each year with great friends!

Networking Week-Boulder and Denver Colorado

Attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Alumni Colorado Event in Denver Sunday afternoon. Great presentation by Scott Lindenau, FAIA of Studio B Architecture in Aspen, Colorado. Nice to get back in touch with my roots at RISD, where I received my MFA in '95. Saw some familiar faces from around town who I now can connect back to Providence, RI days. Also, 11:11 Productions presented at the Main Street Chamber event in Boulder tonight. Thanks to Nick Meima for putting together a great event at Spice of Life Event Center. You might have heard me, this Boulder based photographer on the radio in Longmont tonight as well on KRCN 1060AM.

Love is Everywhere

Love is where you find it, even when it's when you throw the banana skin on the counter and it lands just like this!

Suddenly it's Friday

The week flew by,and I got the Nikon D700 delivered to my door last night. And Dave, our trusty UPS man restrained himself from not taking it home himself...AWESOME!
An honor to shoot with Diane Dandeneau today with the new gear. Stay tuned for her first CD-release in April..

Open Arts, Boulder Colorado

Had the sweet opportunity to photograph for Open Arts last week for their first ever fundraiser for OPEN ARTS and the Clementine Scholarship Fund for Arts Education. This is the amazing art center for adult and youth art classes. I helped raise several hundred dollars for Open Arts while photographing people in a makeshift photo studio at the event. Jason McPhillips, a fellow Open Studios artist did some amazing sketches as well. Super fun and really great people. Thank you all for your support and fun in making these images!

Aspen Magazine

Had the pleasure of photographing a cake by Leslie Ratica of Blue Moon Cake Design for Aspen Magazine yesterday. They are doing a story called "Something Blue" and here's the shot!

History

Yesterday, February 7th was my grandmother, Nilda Follini's birthday. She would have been 98 years old but lived a lovely 95 years. She is sorely missed. I am in a class with Jerry Ghionis for the week to inspire my photography. He is a brilliant photographer and teacher. It feels appropriate to acknowledge her support through my life to encourage me to pursue my passions. A week immersing in one's work to educate and inspire, is a true gift and I reflect back on her encouragement to keep moving me forward...even in her passing. Thank you Nilda for your guidance and love..it is still working on me and I am forever grateful.

Snowy Saturday, Boulder Colorado

A quick, beautiful snowfall on this Saturday afternoon. Gorgeous!

The Woman in the ‘Family of Man’ Family

This classic photo here from 1936 is "Migrant Mother" by Dorothea Lange
The Woman in the 'Family of Man' Family
One of my favorite and most influential photo books is

The Family of Man

. The Family of Man was a photography exhibition curated by Edward Steichen first shown in 1955 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and later turned into a book. I just learned on Wikipedia that the book has sold more than 4 million copies. A true testament to the power of straight photography of the human experience.
To read some about one of the photos, see the link below from the NY Times. A lot has been said about this photograph, but Misha Erwitt (whose mother and sister are shown) says its greatest meaning comes from its place in his family. Please click here to see the photo and read the story. A real treat to get some inside information about one of the images.