27 June, 2026
Flags in Two Places
You keep seeing the flags, and hearing people talk. Someone remarks that there are “so many flags everywhere these days”, with a faintly conspiratorial smile. Then on my social ...
16 June, 2026
Home away from home
Ubi bene Ibi patria. This old Latin saying is stating a truth, universally known, applicable in ancient and modern times alike: wherever you find a better life, that’s where you...
16 June, 2026
Three Films, One Orchestra, One Weekend
Orchestras run on two things. Music and food. Most documentation skips the food. Concert halls, polished instruments, formal attire — that’s what ends up in the frame. But...
28 April, 2026
After The Storm
In the early days of April a few days of heavy rain were all that lasted to make the river Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy, rise up to the limit of its banks. The raise ...
15 April, 2026
The Battle for Minneapolis
I arrived in Minneapolis on January 9, 2026, two days after Renee Good was killed by US ICE agents. What I saw shocked me. It was not the city’s reaction that stood out, b...
14 April, 2026
Taking Photos in Museums: A Meditation
I. Observing On a trip to the world’s busiest museum last fall, my husband and I were rudely jostled by a determined fellow museum-goer, a middle-aged Parisienne who shuffled fr...
3 April, 2026
Professional Courtesy – One Shot Story
Chasing news lies at the core of any journalist’s work. The professionals who walk the streets instead of enjoying the comfortable seats on talk shows, discussing ‘l...
30 March, 2026
She Died Alone – One Shot (Tragic) Story
She was a drug addict —a “junk” some righteous zealot would have called her— and died on the street in the indifference of everybody but one. For a few days, a flower and a rain...