by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 4, 2012
In 1980 I was in the last year of medical school and getting ready to embark on my career as a doctor. The routine was to meet with an important faculty member in the Dean’s office, discuss the medical school experience, and talk about plans for the future. A summary...
by Jeffrey M Levine | May 16, 2012
Kyrgyzstan has been independent for over two decades, but I saw many signs of the communist regime on major streets and back roads. Grim Soviet-style war memorials are regular roadside features. The massive statue of Lenin, once at the center of a main square in the...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Mar 14, 2012
In November 2011 I traveled to India to photograph and spent nearly two weeks there. My highlight was a city called Benares. Each day at dawn I went to the riverbanks, also called Ghats, and returned with hours of video. I edited the best clips together to recreate...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Mar 1, 2012
The Flatiron Building is one of my favorite structures reminiscent of Old New York City. At the crossroads where Broadway, Fifth Avenue, and 23rd Street intersect, and across from Madison Square Park, I remember when this area was crawling with junkies and drug...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Feb 13, 2012
In June of 2012 I went to Bolivia to celebrate the winter solstice with the shamans. This day is considered the Aymara new year, an astronomical event with ancestral trditions that go back thousands of years. I was staying in the town of Chinchana on the Isla del Sol...
