Saturn Rising Budapest, Hungary 2011

This important transportation hub at Kálmán Square was hard for us to locate on some of our city maps of Budapest until we realized it was recently renamed from Moszkva (Moscow) Square, thus erasing the last of the Russian names for the major landmarks in the city.]]>

The Godfather Budapest, Hungary 2011

I’m sure this meeting was completely benign, but it sure had the look of a scene from some movie about the underworld.]]>

Bare Trees collection appears in the current issue of The Sun magazine. According to it’s web site The Sun is

…an independent, ad-free monthly magazine that for more than thirty years has used words and photographs to invoke the splendor and heartache of being human. The Sun celebrates life, but not in a way that ignores its complexity. The personal essays, short stories, interviews, poetry, and photographs that appear in its pages explore the challenges we face and the moments when we rise to meet those challenges.

The Sun publishes the work of emerging and established artists who are striving to be thoughtful and authentic. Writing from The Sun has won the Pushcart Prize, been published in Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays, and been broadcast on National Public Radio…

The Sun has attempted to marry the personal and political; to honor the genuine and the spiritual; to see what kind of roommates beauty and truth can be; and to show that powerful teaching can be found in the lives of ordinary people.

I don’t know if my photos will ever live up to the pedigree that some of the writers in The Sun have, but I’m pleased to be published in such a thoughtful and interesting magazine. I’m also pleased on a pragmatic level because these days The Sun is one of the rare publications of fine art photography that does not charge photographers to submit their work and actually pays you if they publish it. They also provide a free one-year subscription, so I’m going to be enjoying the benefits of having my photo published there for a whole year and gain exposure to a more thoughtful perspective on myself and the world to boot.      ]]>

Trapez! Budapest, Hungary 2011

As far as I cold tell from across the street, Trapez! was some kind of convenience store. It’s way more typical for me to take photos void of people but after posting so many from Budapest that in fact do include people, this one looks strangely empty.]]>

Vanishing Point Budapest, Hungary 2011

A lone figure just about to disappear from sight down Sóhaz utca.

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Behind the 8-Ball Budapest, Hungary 2011

Looking up at the pool hall above the ornate Central Coffeehouse.

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Late-Breaking News Budapest, Hungary 2011

A couple of guys hanging around a news-stand on the street perhaps getting more news directly from the proprietor than from the publications he sells.

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Shortcut Budapest, Hungary 2011

This walkway was a dimly lit shortcut from a busy main street to the more sedate neighborhood where we were staying in Budapest. Except for the occasional rogue photographer lurking in the shadows, it seemed a safe enough route to take, even at night.]]>

Homelight Budapest, Hungary 2011

The welcome light from our apartment after a walk one evening casting a nice geometric pattern on the balcony walkway.

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Someone Reading a Book Budapest, Hungary 2011

Originally I took this photo thinking it would be a great addition to my Girl Reading a Book series. Now, after brightening up the image on the computer, I’m thinking it’s a guy rather than a woman. It was so dark on the street I couldn’t really tell when I took the photo. Whatever their gender I give the person credit for being able to read in such dim light–and for doing something constructive while panhandling rather than just sit there and stare at nothing like a lot of them do. (I’m just assuming here that the subject matter of whatever he/she is reading could be construed as constructive on some level.)]]>