Haunting color photographs made by Adolf Hitler's personal photographer, Hugo Jaeger, in the ghettos of Warsaw and the smaller Polish city of Kutno in Nazi-occupied Poland in 1939 and 1940. Source: World War II: Color Photos From Nazi-Occupied Poland, 1939 - 1940 |...
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Guillermo Del Toro on the Success and Failure
Guillermo Del Toro offers his perspective on the nature of success and failure... Failure and success live next door to each other and they have no numbers at the door. You just knock. ~ Guillermo Del Toro
Glorious Octopus Image
I bumped into this image of an octopus recently and had to share. Such a striking, symmetrical geometry to this octopus' pose. Totally mesmerizing.
Trash Bandit in the Flowers
Too cute! A beautiful portrait of a trash bandit (raccoon) framed by purple flowers.
“One of the greatest photos I’ve ever seen” ~ declares a redditor
Another spectacular image found on reddit. It's not clear to me who took the image, but redditor ihaveadarksoul seems to post the photographer a lot. Source: Reddit - One of the greatest photos I've ever seen.
Portland Women’s Day March 2017
At my wife's behest, I attended the January, 2017, Portland Women's Day March. I haven't done anything like that since college. The attendees marched quite peaceful, though with plenty of enthusiasm. Some speculated that the march remained peaceful because my gender...
Columbia River Gorge Hikes 2015
Displayed below are a collection of photos taken during a few hikes in the Columbia River Gorge during 2015. Most from my phone, so quality isn't super. Still, some good shots.
Oregon Coast snaps
Took a trip to the Oregon Coast, Seaside, and sites nearby.
Portland Japanese Gardens
Visited Portland Japanese Gardens last spring or summer. Gorgeous grounds. Very well maintained.
Smith Rock snaps
We took a trip to Sisters and Bend, Oregon last summer, and passed by Smith Rock. Here are few snaps from the Smith Rock visit. I hadn't visited before and was struck by its beauty the contrast of the rocks created against the rest of the terrain. Wish we had time to...
Pope actually smiled during Trump visit
In the video coverage of Trump's visit with the Pope, the Pope rarely smiled and did not look engaged. Same goes for many of the photos published, like the one below. One blogger titled these portraits, Pope meets the Addams Family. Hilarious, but I wondered if this...