I walk my neighborhood 2-3 times a week. Usually a fixed route down Post Road to Pawtuxet Village crossing the bridge on Broad Street passing Rhodes continuing on to Albert Street where I head towards Narragansett Boulevard. Turning right on the Boulevard I am making my way back home. All in all a three mile walk. As I was passing the Edgewood Yacht club I paused for a "look … [Read more...]
Building Bridges
The Building Bridges website describes the organization as a non-profit project founded by a group of concerned citizens to advocate for the construction of Providence's long-planned and long-delayed public Riverside Park and pedestrian bridge on the former I-195 land. The group organized an event to raise awareness and to give rise to the "imagined bridge." The stand-in for … [Read more...]
Gay Pride Providence, RI 2016
While working for the Department of Veteran Affairs as a Social Worker Elise Angelini, a RN, with whom I had become acquainted with, told me she was HIV positive. She had been accidently stuck with a contaminated needle. Elise taught me everything she knew about HIV/AIDS. The VA medical center, at that time, was caring for several veterans having HIV. Together, we became … [Read more...]
PVD Fest – Saturday Afternoon
Friday evening my wife and I decided to go to the PVD Fest on Saturday wanting to see what all the hoopla was about. Early on Saturday she decided she would not go so instead I went to my basement studio to process some images taken on a recent trip to Bermuda. After a short while I figured I would give Providence a go, grabed my camera putting on a 24 - 70mm f 2.8 lens not … [Read more...]
Black & White Trains
I have had an ongoing interest in photographing trains and train stations. Recently, while at the gym I met a man who works for the T. He is a member of a team that each evening they go about reading the trains, cars, engines for the next day travels. One thing led to another and he offered to have me meet him at the area where the cars, engines are parked for the evening. I … [Read more...]
