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Music for the Catskills

June 30, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Here is the latest ultimate road trip music playlist I’ve created for an upcoming road trip to the southern Catskills. I will be heading out to the Liberty area as a base from which to photograph beautiful summer time Sullivan County. With cooperating weather it should be a very exciting trip, with a new playlist to accompany me down long country r...

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Recommencement

June 06, 2015 • Leave a Comment

"The history of success in any art is a history of recommencements, of the dispersal and reforming of doubts, of an ever-increasing conception of the extent of the territory unconquered, and an ever-decreasing conception of the extent of territory conquered." --- Arnold Bennett

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The Ultimate Road Trip Mix

December 27, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Travel enough, drive enough, explore enough and you will want a top notch music road trip mix. Music that coincides with a feeling of freedom. Music that puts you in another place. Music that makes you “one with the road” as the miles pass by. Song lyrics that ring forever true. Of course in today’s digital world it is easier than ever to put toget...

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The Lost Treasure of Phoenicia

November 19, 2014 • Leave a Comment

When one thinks of lost or hidden treasure, places in the United States that likely come to mind are the waters off North Carolina or Florida with sunken ships carrying tons of gold and silver, or perhaps a secret cave in the American west where outlaws and bank robbers stashed their ill-gotten gains, or even secret vaults owned by Chicago prohibit...

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Good Reading: My Favorite Books about the Catskills

June 20, 2014 • 1 Comment

There is a wealth of information about the Catskills, with new books being released every year. There are books on history, railroads, bluestone, famous national and regional painters, travel guides for nearly every activity and much more. Having read a lot, if not most, of the books about the region, I thought it would be an interesting exercise t...

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John Burroughs: My Favorite Quotes

June 07, 2014 • Leave a Comment

John Burroughs was a popular author, naturalist and conservationist in the 19 th and early 20 th century. Burroughs would author some 27 books, many of them collections of articles and essays that appeared in the most popular magazines of the day. His first book (and his big break), Wake Robin in 1871, was an early collection of his published natur...

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Making Art

February 09, 2014 • Leave a Comment

“Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” – Andy Warhol

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One Sunrise, One Sunset

February 04, 2014 • Leave a Comment

“You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the math and doesn’t waste either.” ―Galen Rowell

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Richard Lionel De Lisser: Catskills Photographer

January 03, 2014 • 4 Comments

N o discussion about Catskill Mountain photography would be complete without mention of Richard Lionel De Lisser, author of two late 19 th century photographic surveys of Greene and Ulster Counties. Combined, they contain over 1,600 over photographs, mixed among the author’s writings, that highlighted his rambles in search of the picturesque. Part...

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Frederick William Odwell: An Unlikely Home Run Champion

December 05, 2013 • Leave a Comment

While reading and researching the Catskills, whether for photography, history or general interest, I occasionally come across a little tidbit that strikes me as quite fascinating. And so it was with the fact that the Major League Baseball home run champion of 1905 was a Catskills native. This fact prompted me to dig deeper into this interesting, al...

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Focusing on History: Using the National Register of Historic Places

November 22, 2013 • Leave a Comment

T he National Register of Historic Places is a federal government program created in 1966 that aims to identify and protect cultural and historic places deemed worthy of preservation, whether they be buildings, structures, sites, objects or districts. The program has been a huge success with over 80,000 sites on the list, and more being added every...

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Kingston: A Visit to the Stockade District

November 15, 2013 • Leave a Comment

In mid-November, I had the opportunity to visit the Stockade District in Kingston for two days of shooting. Having visited Kingston many times over the decades, it seems to me that the often-discussed but long-time-in-the-making revitalization efforts for the uptown area have finally taken firm root. The neighborhood feels more welcoming. New resta...

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My First Blog Post

November 06, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Welcome to my first blog post. I hope to use this space to highlight my Catskill ramblings, photography musings, and tips and tricks for getting the most out of your Catskill trips.

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