As you’ve read here many times, Arnie and I are always encouraging our participants to seek their own vision and bring their own aesthetics to their photographs. At our recent workshop in Savannah, they did just that. It was really great to see the variety of photographs they created.

We visited a little fishing community one afternoon. In the following five images, I don’t think the participants were standing more than 30 feet from one another, yet they saw different things and things differentl.

A Y loves birds and with patience, captured this one spreading his/her wings.

Nancy waited until after sunset to get her Pelicans atop the rigging and silhouetted against the fading sky.

Bob also chose to use the sky as a backdrop and used part of a net for his center of interest.

Cheryl H. stayed until dark and used shore lights and some on the dock to light this shrimp boat tied up at the pier.

Jack also did, but composed a vertical and a longer exposure to concentrate more on the boat and give a different look…

Continuing with our time with our students in Belize, Arnie and I are always encouraging our participants to seek their own vision and bring their own aesthetics to their photographs. Arnie and I, of course, also see differently, and our students find it instructive when they see how each of us approaches a subject. There […]

We had such a great time with our students in Belize, it’s hard not to continue with Same Place — Different View. Those of you who follow know what this is about. Those who are new to us, check back articles, but the title says it all.

We headed down to a coastal Garifuna town. The Garinagu (generally, Garifuna is the adjective, Garinagu, the people) originally were Carib Indians who, after their defeat by the English in the 1790s, were sent to encampments on Baliceaux in what is now known as the St. Vincent Grenadines. The 50% who did not die in this concentration camp were deported to Roatán, Honduras. Later, in the 1800s, they escaped and made their way into various parts of Central America, including Belize.

We had a couple of Garifuna guides to share their culture, traditional ways and beliefs. Our hosts were charming and interesting, and we were enchanted with the village and can’t wait to return next year. We’ll definitely spend more time there.

There is something about traditional wood buildings that is compelling. It may be the textures and faded colors that attracts both Arnie and me. This was our first stop in our tour of the village.

One of us took the wider view, showing the surroundings. Arnie, of course, giving the building a setting.

For some reason, I have always been drawn to doors and windows. Perhaps it is my love of architecture and history. Here, I homed in on the textures of the boarded window.