As I mentioned in an earlier post, my friend Tony Corso came to visit from his home in Paris, Texas. Tony and I have known each other since high school and were college roommates for a time. While Tony was here I had an appointment at the hospital to see an orthopedic surgeon. Tony fell asleep while waiting for me.…
Mia’s bridal photos
Last week my friend and photographer Tony Corso and I spent some time shooting my daughter’s bridal portraits. The wedding is quickly approaching and I’m sure it is going to be a wonderful celebration. I’ve posted a sneak preview here but Ryan is going to have to wait to see the full affect. She was just beautiful and radiant even…
Travel update
Of course the flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Chicago ended up being late. How could this trip go any other way? We boarded on time and pulled out to our spot on the run way and then they shut down the airport. We sat on the tarmac for 2 hours while the weather cleared.
Traveling mercies …
I really should not complain. But I am going to anyway since I’m sitting in the Ft. Lauderdale airport with some time on my hands. Most of my travel has been uneventful. I have experienced the usual weather and mechanical delays, but if you average it out over the years I have escaped being in travel hell. This trip has…
Photographer Cornell Capa is dead
I saw his obit in the New York Times today. His passion was “concerned photography” and I really like the quote at the end of the obit: The historian Richard Whelan wrote in the introduction to “Cornell Capa: Photographs” that Mr. Capa “often quoted the words of the photographer Lewis Hine: ‘There are two things I wanted to do. I…
Update: Chicago Tribune and the 1968 Democratic Convention
I did a search yesterday on Google for “1968 Democratic Convention” and the Chicago Tribune now shows up in the #8 spot. It looks like they have created a topic page for this event, but frankly it is really lacking. They have a summary about the event, but the related articles located below the summary are being pulled from current…
The Chicago Tribune should own Chicago history
Do a search for “1968 democratic convention” on google. The Chicago Tribune does not show up on the first page of the results. There is an entry for the Orlando Sentinel, a Tribune owned paper, but not Chicago. The Chicago Tribune should own Chicago history. I think it is time they opened up the archives and put a stake in…
Ryan contemplating his future
My future son-in-law contemplating his upcoming marriage. He has that familiar stunned look. Post traumatic stress comes later.
Sean and Mia dissing Mary and Joseph
I ran across this shot in my files. Sean (behind Joseph) and Mia are making bunny ears on Mary and Joseph. This shot was taken at the R&G Ranch, the employee recreation area that was owned by the Arizona Repbublic. They used to host events during the holidays for the kids and I’m pretty surprised that they were in the…
Mark on a train in England
Mark on a train in England Originally uploaded by mfioritto Another gem from the archives. This is my brother Mark stylin’ on a train somewhere in England. I have no idea why he is dressed up like that. Maybe we were heading into London for dinner and a show. I remember going to the theater one night during our visit…