Tag: Morro Bay

Mirror, Window, or Smoke-Fogged Glass?

Post author By Darin
Post date July 25, 2023

I wonder how much of the vogue for photographs to express some deeper meaning relates to Szarkowski’s mirror-window dichotomy? It seems to me there is a strong preference of late for a rather blunt or simplistic version of the mirror side of the dichotomy, echoed in the oft repeated disdain for “merely aesthetic” or “calendar” […]

Out and About

Morning by the Sea

Post author By Darin
Post date March 1, 2022

I struggle to recall the Before Times when I could stop into the local donut shop and get a cup of coffee and warm my hands before heading back out to enjoy the last bit of darkness. Social distancing comes naturally to me. I have always needed to be alone. Not every day, perhaps, but […]