John-Paul Menez, Author at 35mmc

John-Paul Menez

I picked up a camera as a young ensign in the Navy looking to bag a few keepers on adventures. Unfortunately, the only thing bagged was an expensive camera addiction.

John-Paul Menez's Posts

10 June, 2025

Let the Sky Fall – Part 1

By John-Paul Menez

Let thy west wind sleep on the lake; Speak silence with thy glimmering eyes, And wash the dusk with silver. – William Blake St. Andrews West Sands Beach, March 2025 An ora...

6 January, 2023

Tokyo in Monochrome – Part 1 – by John Paul Menez

By John-Paul Menez

Maybe it's the weather mixed from the winds breaking against Mt Fuji. Maybe it's the mist rising off of Tokyo Bay in the mornings. Or maybe it's the elegant wardrobes of the s...

4 August, 2022

Truth and Beauty in Film – By John-Paul Menez

By John-Paul Menez

It was my first time in West Texas. Georgia O’Keeffe once said she, “couldn’t believe Texas was real…the same big wonderful thing that oceans and the highest mountains are.” Spe...

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