And I also thought that FDR’s full quote was appropriate to Remember:
“So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and of vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. And I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.”
As student of Art History, and a practicing religious person, I was devastated by the Fire at Notre Dame. No, I’m not Catholic, but I revere ALL sacred places of ALL Religions.
I’m not at home, so I don’t have much that I can post at this moment. But I Love Gothic Architecture. When I had a chance to live in England, I visited all the famous Cathedrals that I could get to during my short stay. So I post a Quiet Tribute from Wells Cathedral. A gem that you should try to see if you are in western England
And what I am going to do this summer is scan all of my best English Cathedral images (Old ECN-II Transparencies) and Post Them!
My Personal Vision class is drawing to an interesting close. So we are going to change themes here to reflect the final project I am supposed to produce. Some Images that I might use have already been posted. But there are two major ideas that seem to repeat themselves: Light and Ascending Stairs. So for the rest of the month I will be posting the ‘final cut’ images for the project. Comments Appreciated! Or simply ‘like’ the image if you agree that it makes the final cut…….
I looked back into my photo archives to find this image from 1990. The first time I photographed an ascending staircase that has special meaning for me. I decided that this must be where it all began:
