Self-Portrait of a Woman Over 40

Fadra self-portrait in 2018

Recently, I unearthed an entire bin of artifacts from the first 20 years of my life or so. It included letters and cards and awards I won for making the honor roll in middle school. And it also included most of the photos that I took during my freshman year of college. In that 1988-1989 … Read more

See the World Through Your Kid’s Lens

As a blogger, my son understands that photography is a big part of my world. Not only does it document a story but can often help tell a story. He knows that I take pictures of just about everything from cool butterflies to a beautiful dessert. And he doesn’t scoff at it one bit. At … Read more

The Great Nature Photography Project for You and Your Kids

There’s VOCATION and AVOCATION and it’s important to know the difference. A Vocation  is an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which he or she is suited, trained, or qualified. An Avocation is an activity that one engages in as a hobby outside one’s main occupation. Many years ago, I went to college bound and … Read more

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