Beach Report: Last Days of Summer

    Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2018 . BEACH REPORT: LAST DAYS OF SUMMER . Like most folks that visit the Jersey Shore during the summer months, I usually visit Margate City or other shore points between  the Memorial and Labor Day weekends, when thousands of people from Philadelphia and the surrounding … Read more

Mu Qiao: The Shape of Water

.   Photography and Artist Statement by Mu Qiao, Copyright 2018 . The Shape of Water . “Water is the source of life”. Water, the basic element of life not only bred and maintained life, but also became the basic environmental factor of human society. The physical and chemical properties of water make it possible … Read more

Wenjia Guo: View on the Roof

. Photography and Artist Statement by Wenjia Guo, Copyright 2018 . View on the Roof . As an architecture student, I always treat design as a process of choice. Choose to show the real structure or hide with decorative materials. Choose to display the mechanical equipment or dress up with modernist elements. It is the … Read more

Bob Shell: Letters From Prison #8

    Letters From Prison: Part 8, 2018 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . As I said earlier, in the early 70s I was working for a small TV station in Roanoke. I did a little of everything; ran a camera, directed, produced live TV shows, even introduced late night horror movies on … Read more

Picture of the Day: Matera, Italy

    Photography and Text by Luca Pioltelli, Copyright 2018 . MATERA, ITALY . Known as “la Citta Sotterranea” (the Subterranean City), Matera is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, having been inhabited since the 10th millennium BC.  Its historical center “Sassi”, is considered a World Heritage Site UNESCO since 1993. … Read more