May 30, 2024

Image: Melanie Kyer Everyday Hope   What does it mean to have hope? Is it good or is it bad? Do I hope to win Powerball? And what if I do? What would I do with 10, 20, 50 million dollars? It won’t happen because I rarely buy tickets! What if my hope hurts someone...

May 16, 2024

Image: Barbara Ryther Point of View To a photographer ‘point of view’ can be a simple concept – it literally means the point from which you are viewing whatever you’re photographing. It’s frequently tempting to go with the first point of view you stumble upon. After...

May 2, 2024

Photo by: Kathryn Yingst CAROLINA WREN I have a confession to make: I still have a Christmas wreath on my front door. Historically, I have been known to stretch the utility of our balsam door dressing well into February. But it is April, and we are well past any...