Italy

Fifty Years

~ JoHanna Massey ~ 5 Comments

“Fifty years now,
The Sun and Beatrice meet
At the corner
Both eager to get to market early”

Sorrento Morning

 

Sorrento -JoHanna Massey 2017
Sorrento -JoHanna Massey 2017
Amalfi- JoHanna Massey 2017
Sorrento -JoHanna Massey 2017
Amalfi- JoHanna Massey 2017
Amalfi- JoHanna Massey 2017
Sorrento -JoHanna Massey 2017

 

In response to WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge- Pedestrian

noun: a person walking along a road or in a developed area.

adjective–lacking inspiration or excitement; dull: disenchantment with their present, pedestrian lives.

DERIVATIVES pedestrianly adverb ORIGIN:  early 18th century: from French pédestre or Latin pedester ‘going onfoot,’ also ‘written in prose’ + -ian. Early use in English was in the description of writing as ‘prosaic.’

A safe, peaceful,  and interesting weekend to one and all.

Looking In and Out Their Windows

~ JoHanna Massey ~ 13 Comments
These people live again in print
as intensely as when their images were captured
on old dry plates of sixty years ago…
I am walking in their alleys,
standing in their rooms,
and sheds and workshops,
looking in and out of their windows.
And they in turn seem to be aware of me.
Civita di Bagnoregio-Photo:JoHanna Massey 2017
Civita di Bagnoregio-Photo:JoHanna Massey 2017
Civita di Bagnoregio-Photo:JoHanna Massey 2017
Civita di Bagnoregio-Photo:JoHanna Massey 2017
Civita di Bagnoregio-Photo:JoHanna Massey 2017

In response to WordPress Photo Challenge – Windows-

A safe, peaceful, and filled with kindness week, to each and everyone.

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Two People: The Photographer and the Viewer

~ JoHanna Massey ~ 48 Comments

“To the complaint,
‘There are no people in these photographs,’
I respond,
There are always two people:
the photographer and the viewer.”
― Ansel Adams

Indeed, let me consider us….. in terms of photographer and viewer.  I am present in my photographs. Behind the lens of the camera with a Mind’s Eye that contains everything I have encountered so far.  I choose what to show you, holding  sway over what the narrative is. Does/can objectivity ever rule my choice? Rule the lens?  And you who view my photos, and perhaps share your own with me …well here you are with all your  perceptions experience, knowledge, beliefs, values, and interests. So what do you see?

When I began my website, I began to take photos with much more of an eye for telling a broader story with the photos, aware that the photos on  JoHannaMassey.com would be viewed in the public. I often make links to websites so viewers can go further in knowledge.  As a viewer, I am  just thrilled with the quality of photos I view on your websites. Enjoy so much the opportunity to know globally…. individuals, places, lifestyles, and events, often told through photographs. Has your Lens Eye changed since having a website with photos? Any thoughts you would share on Ansel Adam’s idea of  Two People: The Viewer and the Photographer.

Wishing everyone the best and highest for this brand new gift of a morning.

If you want to see more photos of Amalfi and Pontone you can stroll along with me in Thou Paradise of Exiles: Italy.

In response to Cheri Lucas Rowlands Friday choice this of Landscape at   WordPress Weekly Photo Theme: Landscape.