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Chartres, France, 2012.

Love, Paris

"Love, Paris" 2012.

The first photograph I shot while in Paris earlier this year.  Pretty much set the tone for our stay...

Photographs on View at SLATE Contemporary, Oakland

"Train car, Oakland"

This season I'm thrilled to be participating in the "Urban Information" and "Urban and Suburban" exhibitions at SLATE Contemporary in Downtown Oakland. 

Limited Edition prints of "Train car, Oakland" (above) are selling quickly.  If you're interested in purchasing a print, please feel welcome to contact the gallery, or me directly.

Thank you!

LOVE, Detroit.

One of my favorite visions in all of Detroit.
Love, early morning, on a Sunday. Sky was clear, day was young, and the air held an energy of good things possible.

Today, I wish my handsome husband a very happy birthday! You are the best friend and adventure-companion a girl could dream of.

And to each of You, I hope your day is filled with much love, happiness, and color.

A Stroll Around Town, Detroit.

Color on a Colorless Day, Detroit.

Train Depot, Detroit.

The Michigan Central Railway was designed by Warren & Wetmore and Reed and Stern, the same firms who designed the Grand Central Terminal in New York. Just a mile from Downtown Detroit, the Depot serviced passengers from 1913 through 1988, although a major decline in traffic began after WWII .

Per our friend Wikipedia:

At the beginning of World War I, the peak of rail travel in the United States, more than two hundred trains left the station each day and lines would stretch from the boarding gates to the main entrance. In the 1940s, more than four thousand passengers a day used the station and more than three thousand people worked in its office tower. Among those who arrived at MCS were Presidents Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman and Franklin D. Roosevelt, actor Charlie Chaplin and inventor Thomas Edison.

To read more on Michigan Central Station's interior stylings and history, click here.

Summer Day, Central Valley

I hope you enjoy a long, colorful weekend...

Monday Morning, Rise and Shine

When I was 14, my favorite poet was Jim Morrison. A lot has changed since then, but my mind still hears his voice recite these lines from "An American Prayer" just about every time I walk by this graffiti.

Awake
Shake dreams from your hair
My pretty child, my sweet one
Choose the day, choose the sign of your day
The day's divinity
First thing you see.
A soft radiant beach
in a cool jeweled moon
Couples naked race down by its quiet side
And we laugh like soft, mad children...

There's more to the poem, but you know, it's been a long time, and frankly I'm a little surprised I remember as much as I do!

What would your mind recite if you walked by this graffiti?

Also, thanks to Shari at Spearmint Decor for blogging my Roadside Photographs. She wrote that my photographs make her want to go "on a roadtrip to every small town [she has] never heard of." I love it! Check it out here.

My Bay Area Life: Graffiti Watching

Among the many things that excite me... Graffiti. A couple of months ago, on a road I travel daily, the Dream Yard appeared. A section of fence lay flat to the ground, so we ventured inside to discover a painted world.

The fence has since been repaired, discouraging access to the inside. New pieces, including these amazing honey bees, continue to pop up.

So many things to love about Oakland. More photos to come...