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2: butcher, havana

28 Faces, day 2.

I like to photograph people who have strength and dignity in their faces.

-Paul Strand

Havana, Cuba
photographed 11.11.2022

1: girl, bivona

Hello and welcome to a project I am calling 28 Faces.

My photographic journey has gone places (literally and figuratively) that I never even imagined when I decided on a whim to start a photo blog in 2009. I’ve been so fortunate to have meet other photographers who’ve supported and encouraged me, who’ve led me further along the path as it evolves and meanders, who’ve seen potential that I was missing. It’s a fascinating journey.

Anyway, today begins a whole month of portraits.  And here’s a quote to get things started:

The most difficult thing for me is a portrait.

-Henri Cartier-Bresson

Bivona, Sicily
photographed 9.4.2022

cuban dolphins

There are many things I find myself unable to explain. Killer Cuban dolphins are certainly on that list.

East Jesus, California
photographed 2.11.2022

cloths back

My inner copy editor and my photographer self had opposite reactions to seeing this message on a bridge railing. The photographer self won.

near Salvation Mountain, California
photographed 2.11.2022

desperate cases and a broken vase

A votive with St. Jude (patron saint of lost causes) guards a broken vase and some dried-up roses, which are themselves a bit of a lost cause.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Windthorst, Texas
photographed 8.6.2022