Notes from an Artistic Journey
Art and Transformation in the Flatiron Building
Hypergraphia, the art installation in the Flatiron Building, was based on the simple concept of individually decorated coffee cups hanging from fishing line.
Experiencing the Winter Solstice on Isla del Sol
Celebrating the Winter Solstice with Bolivian priests atop Isla del Sol on Lake Titicaca. This is the new year of the ancient Inca calendar.
Photographing Los Ancianos of Bolivia
This past summer I returned to South America to photograph aging, and one of these photos is featured on the December cover of The Gerontologist. This is the flagship journal of the Gerontological Society of America. I am often asked about my "TG" cover photos...
The Corpus Callosum, Buddha’s Enlightenment, and the Neurologic Basis for Creativity
In my journey expoloring both medicine and art, I’ve thought a lot about the neurobiology of creativity. The corpus callosum is the thick bundle of 200 million nerve fibers that forms the communication network between the left brain and right brain. The left brain is...
Manhattan Loses an Artistic Landmark
It was quirky, and not even that pretty, but I liked it and now its gone. So many of Manhattan’s artistic landmarks have been obliterated in the past decade, knocked down or covered up by drab glass walled buildings, and this is one of them. I photogaphed it in 2008...
The Twilight of Jewish South Beach, Miami
When I was growing up, my grandparents wintered in Miami. I remember visiting them and feeling the warm sunshine and sand that sometimes scalded your feet when days were hot. In 1985 while training in geriatrics in New York City, I returned to Miami to photograph...
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