Gravel Waves, Paris 1968 Wood Print

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Walking along river Seine, Paris in 1969, I saw these 3 gravel barges parked side by side. I was drawn by the neutral-toned wavelike gravel design beautifully contrasting with the yellow and brown of the heavy steel. The image was shot on an early Kodachrome II transparency film with my first cam, a Pentax Spotmatic and its standard 55mm f/1.8 lens.

So many beautiful things around us, fleeting moments which too often remain unnoticed. They are looking at us, watching us, calling us silently, hoping to be noticed, remembered, and maybe immortalized with a photograph. Professional photographer in Lebanon and the US since 1972, and photography professor at the American University of Beirut from 1997 to 2020, I have always made it a point to find time to create my very own images, looking, seeing, appreciating, and dwelling in the scene, trying to bring out and share the essence of what I see through the viewfinder, which I love to call “My Magic Window”. A look in the eyes, a tree in the sun, dancing reflections on water, all whispering to my senses “Look at...