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Henri Cartier-Bresson, the Decisive Moment, and Aunt Shirley | Event Photography in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Who is Henri Cartier-Bresson, you ask? He was a French photographer whose spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form. He was one of the founding members of Magnum Photos, which offered global coverage to periodicals by some of the most talented photojournalists of the time. Also, t[...]
Summer snapshots and family portraits make my world go round | Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- 'Tis the season of summer, swimming, and snapshots, watermelon, water balloons, and water-resistant cameras My favorite part of summer, though, is hearing people's stories. Maybe it's where they've been or where they are planning to go. Sometimes, it's heari[...]
Life Lately: Celebrating the 4th of July, hot dogs on the grill, and staying cool with Luna Pops
- Ah, July! When the conversation turns to summertime and the month of July, the topics we discuss are: *What are we doing for the 4th of July? *What are we doing to stay cool? *What are we grilling? We love a good old fashioned cookout at our house on this holiday, whether it's just the two of us or it en[...]
What are you doing to celebrate Earth Day?
- #4 - A Birdhouse #5 - A Local Garden #6 - A Favorite Vegetable of Yours Wondering what the count is? In two days, we'll be celebrating Earth Day 2018. To celebrate, I wrote an article for Southern Neighbor with a suggestion on how to celebrate Earth Day. And what better way to celebrate than wit[...]
Instagram Monthly Series: Truth or Dare and Photographs of Value | Barbara Bell Photography
- Photography is so subjective. An image that you love may not elicit the same reaction from everyone. It was Ansel Adams who said, “You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you [...]