by David | Sep 1, 2008 | culture, design, photo, urbanism
A few weeks ago, I got a call from C, asking me some odd questions about framing and insurance. It turns out he’s setting up a (temporary?) gallery in some vacant space in a building his family owns in Chinatown. I’ve blogged once or twice about the...
by David | Aug 26, 2008 | photo, travel
About a week ago, I went to the Fisherman’s Feast of the Madonna in Boston’s North End and had a glass of wine at Vinoteca Monica. Today, I’m in Santa Monica, so of course I went down to the famous pier. Maybe I should have waited for the fog to...
by David | Aug 17, 2008 | culture, media, photo, urbanism
Today was the August Moon Festival, celebrating what is held to be the largest full moon of the year. In Boston’s Chinatown that means lion dances, kung-fu demonstrations, moon cakes, and a battle for local souls fought between the Falun Gong and various local...
by David | Aug 14, 2008 | eating, economics, photo, travel, urbanism, working
Coit Tower in the fog Saba sashimi at Ozuma Ti Couz Creperie Lemon cake with blueberries at the Slanted Door (brought in apology for a misplaced entree) The Contemporary Jewish Museum The Bay Bridge at dusk
by David | Aug 7, 2008 | culture, photo, travel, urbanism
I don’t know how many times I’ve been to San Francisco and somehow missed out on SF Camerawork, a place that “encourages emerging and mid-career artists to explore new directions in photography and related media by fostering creative forms of...
by David | Jul 27, 2008 | photo, travel
Recent tropical weather – by which I mean steamy torrents of rain, not sunny skies – always puts me in the mood to go spelunking in the photo back catalog. I found this in the “meh” bin from a trip to Hong Kong a couple of years ago. It’s...
