Inspired By: Henri Cartier-Bresson.

To take a photograph is to align the head, the eye and the heart. - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Last week, I was reminded of how long it has been since I've felt the weight of my camera bag on my shoulder This article - 10 Things Henri Cartier-Bresson Can Teach You About Street Photography - sent me on an hours-long viewing of his photographs.

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Happy Weekend: 90 Years.

How do you sum up the life of an incredible woman, mother, grandmother, and friend in 15 minutes? It's impossible. But I did my best to show the incredible impact my Bobchi has had on the lives of everyone who knows her. This project also gave me the opportunity to marvel in hundreds and hundreds of family photographs, some from the 1920s, some from this past summer.

Weekend Recap: Hot. Humid. Art.

A filling, fun, sticky, exhausting weekend. A few friends were in town this weekend, which made for some exploration of local restaurants and watering holes and great conversation. It also got us out of the house on a couple wildly hot, humid days.

On Saturday we explored the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. To be completely honest, I never knew the American Art Museum existed. And it is wonderful! We went there specifically to see a photography exhibit that closed this weekend titled Close to Home: Photographers and Their Families. It showcased nine photographers' shots of their family. I particularly loved the two crisp, saturated photographs by Larry Sultan.

Mom In The Garage

Dad On Bed

Virginia Beahan's series of photographs taken after her aging mother came to live with her are beautiful and haunting.

Christina and Gram on Thanksgiving

First Day of Spring

All images via La Lettre de la Photographie.com.

I also enjoyed the museum's modern and contemporary wing, especially Nam June Paik's enormous multimedia installation Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii.

We later saw Abe Frajndlich's photograph of Paik in the Portrait Gallery along with paintings, photographs, drawings and sculptures of other famous artists, politicians, athletes and performers.

Happy Weekend: From Me To You.

Have you seen From Me To You, the amazing blog of photographer Jamie Beck? Her still photographs are incredible, but what has been garnering more attention are her cinemagraphs.

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Have an unexpectedly beautiful weekend.