Life Done Right™

© Pierre Gonnard
Everyone pretty much has an image in their mind of how they appear to the world. Whether that image lives up to another person’s perception of that image is where life can become a cruelty of misinterpretation. Pierre Gonnard takes portraits of people that leave one with the impression that the subjects are [...]

© Christopher Peterson
Those who want publicity these days, and live in New York, all head to the Waverly Inn. It’s THE place to be seen and photographed by the paparazzi. Martha Stewart stopped by wearing a brown ensemble. Forget lounging around the pool in Florida. Wouldn’t you rather be enjoying life in the Big Apple, [...]

If you like idyllic scenes of a painter and his friends lounging on a mountainside in southern France in 1910, and you have $800 stuffed in a drawer that’s devoted to finding an unique gift, check out this photograph by an unknown photographer for sale by an Indiana gallery. Why? Randomness is part of life.
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© Christopher Peterson
This woman was having fun after the opening party for the new Damien Hirst exhibition in the lobby of Lever House in New York. Remember when having fun meant staying out all night without anyone keeping track of your whereabouts.

© Christopher Peterson
I snapped Robin Williams coming out of the premiere of a new movie call August Rush at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City. He’s looking pretty good for his age, but it must be a little strange to work the autograph line as an older actor. Most of the fans were desperate [...]

© Sothebys
Sotheby’s (London) upcoming photography auction, being held on November 12th, 2007, is offering a Lewis Carroll cabinet card of Xie Kitchin, the daughter of one of Carroll’s contemporaries. What makes the photograph interesting is the gaze of the girl. It’s so direct and confrontational in its nature for a young girl. Whether one needs [...]

© Sharad Haksar
For all you dog lovers, check Indian photographer Sharad Haksar’s photoshopped dog that combines five dogs into one hybrid. This image won 3rd place in the “digitally enhanced” category of the International Photography Awards held in 2006. What a hoot!
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© Sharanya Rao
Mahabalipuram, according to Wikipedia, is “a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.” If you look at a map of India, you’ll discover that’s along the southern right side of the country. Sharanya Rao, who lives in the Bangalore Area of India, snapped this amazing photo of a man [...]

© Christopher Peterson
Need to converse with someone, but don’t have a clue how to speak their language? You’ll love Babel translation on Alta Vista. All you have to do is type in words you want translated and Babel does the rest. I shot this model during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Bryant Park, New York [...]

© Christopher Peterson
Check one, two. Feeling stylish today? Writer Ionia Dunn Lee (L) and stylist Bill Boiz sure know how to have some fun on a bright sunny day. They were standing outside the Bryant Park tents during Fashion Week in New York City. Love the energy!

© Christopher Peterson
For those of you who enjoy reading the Sunday New York Times’ Styles Section, here’s a shot of Bill Cunningham, the photographer who makes those composites of the latest trends in fashion. He’s a pleasure to watch in action. I snapped him at the Fall 2007 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week show in Bryant Park [...]

© Christopher Peterson
So much for working past 65. Rosie O’Donnell had words for Barbara Walters: “”Barbara Walters is almost twice my age. At some point it becomes necessary to step back. Everyone has to go. Going is part of the gig.” I’m kinda shocked. Barbara certainly offers up her share of opinions and more [...]

© Christopher Peterson
We love our fashion week models, especially the ones who know how to ride the pony!!

© Marigelaffa
Photographer Marigelaffa is from Udine, Italy. She snapped her great grandmother’s hands resting on her knees. I like the contrast between her spotted hands and the pattern of the fabric on her sleeves. There’s also a subtle play between the newness of the fabric and the age of her hands. Bravo!

© Christopher Peterson
Fall is here so it’s time for the spring-fall couples to parade their love in public. This couple was enjoying a bright sunny afternoon around Boston Harbor. White hair, white dress. This is how spring-fall couples coordinate…:)

© Alexandra Catiere
Photographer Alexandra Catiere flits from Paris, Minsk, and New York in search of compelling images. Here’s two great shots that depict age in enlightening situations.
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© Christopher Peterson
Summer may be winding down but the action at Jaume Plensa Crown Fountain in Chicago is wet and fun!

© Christopher Peterson
Birthdays are royal affairs. Here’s one birthday boy who wore his kingly crown with an eye on his visitors who brought him a bounty of gifts.

© Michael R. Schuhmann
A good photograph requires an aesthetic eye that composes an image that transcends its subject matter. Here’s a good example. Michael Schuhmann has an older couple sitting in two chairs at what looks like a hotel lobby. Its the mirroring of the pose in the two framed prints on the wall that [...]

© Maria Julia Labarthe
For the deaf, hands become the essential way to communicate. Sign language overcomes the silence and opens up a world of thought and feeling that might otherwise lay dormant.
Julia Maria Labarthe photographed a pair of hands and captioned them, “Signs of Wisdom.” We agree. Thank you for making us take a [...]