Alberto Giacometti’s “Walking Man”
Gioacometti's Walking Man is an evocative sculpture who's minimalist form belies a great story.
Maine coast: Exploring with a camera
One morning this summer, while everyone slept late, I went out with my Panasonic Lumix GX8 to fish for photographs during my travels this summer to Blue Hill, Maine. The fog had rolled in with the tide, and before it burned off as the sun came up, I made some photographs trying to capture the ruggedness, the isolation and quiet of the landscape. I opted for black and white, even though the waves had brought [...]
Hiking in the Italian Alps
Montclair, NJ Family Portrait Photographer Phil Cantor writes: I hiked in northern Italy two years ago and I fell in love with it. So, I returned again this summer to an area so far north in Italy that it might as well had been in Austria. In fact, the dominant language is German, the food is hearty with sausages, the architecture is Teutonic and the scenery looks like it is right our of The Sound of Music. [...]
Cafe Life: Quintessential Paris
Montclair, NJ Family Portrait Photographer Phil Cantor writes: Ah, the world of the French cafe. Sit at little round tables for hours with your espresso cup or a glass of wine and watch the world go by. I was in Paris last month and I got to sit along with the Parisians, but I took photographs. Hemingway, Modigliani, Picasso, Nin spent time sketching, reading and arguing at Les Deux Magots or La Rotonde or Cafe des Flores. [...]
The 5 Best Places to Photograph the Fall Foliage in NJ and NY
I love the outdoors, and the fall is my favorite time of year to get out and photograph the luminescent foliage before it disappears. The real question is, where to go?
Hiking the High Peaks
2017 took me to the Adirondack Mountains.