Category Archives: Photography

Chocolate Peanut Butter Birthday Cake

My darling boy turns fifteen today, that’s one-five, people! I have no idea how this happened. One minute I was lugging around a diaper bag and the next, I was craning my neck to talk to him. When he isn’t … Continue reading →

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A Girl and Her Dog

Another negative from our family photo collection from the early 1950s. I chose it because I thought it was a wonderful portrait of my father’s youngest sister, Ann Marie and his faithful dog, Teddy. Unlike the others, this particular negative … Continue reading →

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Join The Navy, See The World!

Among my Father’s things was an envelope full of old negatives in various shapes and sizes. I plan on scanning and restoring the more interesting ones. This photo was taken in 1953, when Dad joined the Navy. Also pictured was … Continue reading →

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House on Prospect Street

Another shot I took during my time in Connecticut on a cold afternoon. This town has a lot of Victorian Houses, and although this one looks a little worse for wear – it’s always been one of my favorites. 

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Broad & Chestnut • The Photo Elective

Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau. As I’ve said before, all sophomore students majoring in illustration at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a minor course in photography where the students would take and process … Continue reading →

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Vulture Culture

One of the things I did while in Connecticut was take walks with my camera in freezing temperatures. I spotted these very large birds congregating in trees and found out from the locals that they were black vultures. According to … Continue reading →

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School is Out

Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a course in photography. We had to shoot the photos as well as process the negatives and … Continue reading →

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Box 2217

Here’s another one of Tina’s photo elective shots of Center City Philadelphia circa 1981. As I’ve written before, illustration majors at the Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a photography course where the students would shoot, process and … Continue reading →

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The Teeth That Bite

Somewhere along the subway lines in Philadelphia, PA. Fortunately, the station was deserted so it wasn’t like I was blocking the path.

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