Learning from “The Interview”

Learning from “The Interview”

Sony has been fast to bring the movie ‘The Interview” from selected theaters to Netflix. With last December’s political commotion around the release, I invested the time to watch the film. Unfortunately, from an artistic perspective I wasted valuable...
4th of July, 2013

4th of July, 2013

Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation’s most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson’s most enduring monument.  Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson...
Daylight Savings Time

Daylight Savings Time

This week on the East Coast we’ve had to realize fully our subordination to the awesome power of nature. I hope you have come through the storm and I send my thoughts to my friends and their families who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy.  Much of the region...
Canon 1Dx – finally here

Canon 1Dx – finally here

  WAITING FOR GODOT  Today, the friendly man from UPS (not a marketing slogan – he is actually a really nice chap) rang our door bell and handed over the much awaited package from B&H. Finally! Several years ago I bought the Canon 1D Mark...
In eigener Sache

In eigener Sache

A growing selection of my photographs is now shown on Artflakes.com. The site displays and sells the work of artists, photographers, designers and archives. It is their mission to help all individualists of this world to stop buying standardised goods off the...
John Isaac: The Vale of Kashmir

John Isaac: The Vale of Kashmir

Author: John Isaac Title: The Vale of Kashmir Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Kashmir is a fascinating, exotic place with some truly breathtaking landscape. The views are untouched by the political struggles which rattled the region over time. John Isaac’s...