Author Archives: Traveler

About Traveler

"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go.”

Cold March

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Traveler

We’ve had a rough and cold and snowy winter on the east coast and some of the mid-Atlantic states. It seems winter will not be going out like a lamb. I’ve taken some shots and moving images of the experience … Continue reading →

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Visit Randyland

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Traveler

When you come across a place that is vibrant, delightful, welcoming, inclusive, inspiring, laid-back, and best of all, free, it’s hard to pass up. At Randyland, there is art, design, furniture, poetry, and community. There are places to sit and … Continue reading →

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What the Hell Am I Doing Here?

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Traveler

Shortly before Halloween 2017, I took a little bit of video in midtown Manhattan near Macy’s and Herald Square, right on the border of Koreatown.  It was a crowded rush-hour time of day on a Friday. I set the short … Continue reading →

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Following Lovecraft

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Traveler

On a narrow tree-lined street in Brooklyn, at a residential corner a block away from a main thoroughfare, is a building where famed American writer of horror fiction H.P. Lovecraft resided for a short time in the mid-1920s.  This was … Continue reading →

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Visions of Christmas

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Traveler

I’ve put together a couple of videos set to pretty holiday music and tossed them up on YouTube: here (an old-fashioned Perry Como take on a familiar tune set amidst a display at a doughnut shop) and… here (another visit … Continue reading →

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Angel

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Traveler

Halloween is nearly upon us. Yet how far this intriguing holiday of lore has traversed from the Halloween of our pasts… (apparently there was a time I was an angel, and there I am, looking somewhat numb, lost, and not … Continue reading →

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Oculus at the World Trade Center

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Traveler

I’ve been absent for a couple of months but will be posting again soon. Stay tuned. In the meantime, a video:  The World Trade Center has been rebuilt (and continues to be), and it is now a massive transportation hub … Continue reading →

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Morgan Library video montage

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Traveler

Addendum to last week’s post about the Morgan Library:  I’ve created a short video, now uploaded to the YouTube channel. View it here.  

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A voyage through time

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Traveler

Blood red walls.  Long, deep crimson curtains draped from high above. Vintage portraits of subjects in severe poses. Black alabaster statues of Grecian figures. Spot-lit corners. Sounds like it could be a Gothic castle in the hinterlands of eastern Europe. … Continue reading →

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Sam

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Traveler

About 18 years ago, I felt inspired to write a strange little essay about Sam Shepard.  I don’t recall now why I composed it or what I had planned to do with it, if anything.  Ultimately, I did nothing with … Continue reading →

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