The city of Tel Aviv is 102 years old. It gave birth when immigrants from Europe came pouring into Israel. Due to the overcrowded conditions in the ancient Mediterranean city of Jaffa, in April 1909, a few dozen families decided to build a suburb. At the time, there were only a couple of streets in[...]
Fran Sorin
Reminder For June’s Picture This Deadline
A reminder to get your entries in for this month’s Picture This Photo Contest. The subject for this month: SHOW THE MOTION. Josh McCullough has offered a challenging and exciting topic. Get out those cameras, experiment, and make sure that your entries are in before the deadline, this Friday, June 25th at 11:59pm. RULES FOR ENTERING THE CONTEST[...]
What Makes A Garden Japanese?
Written by Jill Sinclair Alot of GGW readers already know Jill from her popular blog, Landscape Lover, where she gives her personal take on parks and gardens in Paris and further afield. Jill is a British landscape historian, trained in the US and London, and currently living in Paris. Her particular interest is the changing[...]
Picture This Photo Contest – June 2011
Written by Josh McCullough I’m always thrilled when a returning judge graces GGW’s Picture This with his talent, expertise, and energy. Joshua McCullough, whose last stint as a Picture This judge was June 2010, is back once again; without a doubt, he will inspire and motivate a slew of you to come out and play.[...]
Picture This Winners for May 2011
This month’s contest had a tremendous response. A big thank you goes to our talented judge, Alan Detrick, who inspired a large number of you, several first timers, to ‘come out and play’. Alan is both a great teacher and photographer….let’s see what he has to say! …..Fran Sorin Wow!!! Have you seen all the[...]