Entries by James

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SS Arthur M. Anderson

A fully laden SS Arthur M. Anderson makes it way out of the Duluth Harbor Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The Anderson is famous for being the last ship to be in contact with SS Edmund Fitzgerald before she sank on November 10, 1975. Arthur M. Anderson was also the first rescue ship on the scene […]

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Jump!

A visual success story – The Fall 2021 Ohio Wesleyan Alumni Magazine. When you raise more than $200 million dollars how do you visually tell the world about it? How about jumping for joy! While it borrows a bit from Philippe Halsman, the true inspiration was Madison Miller, OWU class of ’22.  In her words: […]

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Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa – A Celebration of Family, Community and Culture photographed Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day. It was created by activist Maulana […]

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NASO Holiday Spectacular

The New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular Concert photographed Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany, Ohio. Luis Biava, conductor “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays!” The New Albany Symphony Orchestra joins forces with the New Albany Symphony Chorus in a festive performance of holiday […]

I’m Landing on Mars Today

  I bought my ticket more than a year ago and have been looking forward to today for a long time.  I just need to make it thru ‘seven minutes of terror’ to land. During landing, I will plunge through the thin Martian atmosphere, with the heat shield first, at a speed of over 12,000 […]

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Pike Island Lock and Dam

The Pike Island Lock and Dam photographed Thursday, January 28, 2021 in Yorkville, Ohio. The Dam is the fifth lock and dam on the Ohio River, located 84 miles downstream of Pittsburgh. There are two locks, one for commercial barge traffic that’s 1,200 feet long by 110 feet wide, and the auxiliary lock is 600 […]