i'm not sure why...but i prefer taking photos of stuff. most people i know seek to take the perfect picture of the favorite people in their lives. especially little people. now while i enjoy and definitely appreciate that particular photographic endeavor, i am not at all pulled in that direction myself. instead, i am mesmerized by landscapes and storefronts and walkways and unique objects that surprise me as i locate them on the other end of my lens. and, more specifically, i savor and treasure those places and objects that somehow possess an intangible quality which allows my imagination to run wild...how those places and items seem to look as if they have a secret story to share. again, i don't claim to be a photographer by any stretch, but i do know what i like. here are a few personal favorites i captured this summer. there may not people in any of them but i believe each picture still has a personality all its own.
