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fan distortions
Now, you might think there’s no reason to bother going to Hagerman, New Mexico, but I am here to tell you that if you decide against going there, then you’ll miss this fan in the furthest west window of the First Presbyterian Church. (You’ll also maybe miss a worried-looking woman asking you if you know where Tawny is…apparently there was supposed to be a wedding? I didn’t stick around to see what happened, but maybe I ought to have.)
Hagerman, New Mexico
photographed 7.1.2023
church/flowers
Delivery people were hard at work bringing large flower arrangements into the church. I don’t know if it was in preparation for anything in particular or just a regular Thursday flower delivery.
And here’s one of my greatest missed-opportunity shots, on the outside of the same church. I didn’t have time to really frame the shot, which is why that poor man has only one foot. And it’s also what I call a “fatal error” – a thing I can’t get past. But still: I’m posting it anyway. Caution to the wind and all that.
Chiesa de San Domenico
Palermo, Sicily
photographed 9.1.2023
here i go again
This town is so small that the church is practically the only thing there. So of course I stopped to take a look around. And – of course, one more time – I looked through the window to see what I could see (and photograph). It’s just a thing I do.
Swenson, Texas
photographed 5.22.2023
immaculate
Construction on this church began in 1604 and was completed in 1612; work continued on the Baroque ornamentation, and the project was deemed complete in 1740 when the frescoes on the ceiling were finished.
An attached monastery was partially demolished (to make way for other construction) in 1932; Allied bombing in 1943 destroyed what was left of those buildings.
There was a lot to see inside the church. It was overwhelming. Every view was full of…everything. Here’s a tiny slice of the interior, so you can get the idea of what we were up against when it came to knowing where to look and what to photograph.
Chiese dell’Immaculota Concezione
Palermo, Sicily
photographed 9.3.2022
to see the face of god
Do you see it? Do you see the face on that cross?
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
Oxford, Texas
photographed 2.19.2023
One Day | One Image 