Charlottesville, Virginia

Look3

The Festival of the Photograph

Look3: Three days of peace, love and photography in Charlottesville, Va. Vince Musi, host for the festival, introduces one of the insight conferences. This year Mary Ellen Mark, Joel Peter Witkin and James Nachtwey are the featured photographers speaking during the festival.

Tom Jones, left, of Charlottesville, and Ken Touchton, of Wicomico Church, Va., meet in the Your Space Gallery. Canon prints images taken by participants at the festival. Space is provided here for a serendipitous exhibit.

James Nachtwey's work is on exhibit at the Les Yeux du Monde Gallery. It is one of 16 venues in town offering photographic exhibitions during the festival. Many will continue to hang through the month of June.

Ken Touchton peruses one of more than 50 photography books on display during the festival that were published in 2007 and 2008.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Matt Jones, right, with his father Tom at the Look3 Festival of the Photograph.

Short Pump, Virginia

Breast Cancer Event and Anniversary Celebration

Seafire Grill

Ryan greets guests at the seafood and steak restaurant.

Staff prepares for ...
... and awaits the arrival of guests.

A portion of the proceeds from the "Pink Party" will go for breast cancer research.

The jazz combo warms up ...

... as the guests gather.

Chef Michael and Mitchell Trak, the masterminds behind the Seafire.

Short Pump, Virginia

Spring Arbor

Joseph, a hospice nurse who grew up in Ghana, takes care of Margaret this morning. Above her bed is one of the paintings she did when she was younger. Her walls are hung with some of her art work.

Margaret is more responsive this morning. It is a big change from yesterday. She follows us about the room with her eyes. Today quickly became a day to connect with relatives and old friends. Calls are made and she listens as her grandchildren, other relatives and close friends tell her they love her and say goodbye. She isn't able to talk with them, but we know she is listening and hears them.

Michael — one of her nephews — stops for a visit ...

... with his dog Winky. It is a day off for Michael and the two are heading off for a hike after their visit.

Mom follows me and smiles when I tell her I am leaving for a while and will be back later.

All photos taken with a Leica M8.

Two Days of Travel

Self-portrait at LaGuardia International Airport, New York City, after 30 hours and 3,000 miles of weather delays, broken planes, reroutings and transfers, involving six airplanes and my bag never arriving when I did... a travel adventure.

My hometown, Annapolis, Md., from 20,000 feet.

My destination, Indianapolis, Ind., from 5,000 feet.

Clouds, a fascination since my first flight 50 years ago, a presence for life lived under big skies in salt marsh, bay and prairie, bring to mind William Eggleston's photographic study, "Equivalencies".

Ramp worker at rest at LaGuardia International Airport, New York.

Kristen Hiller, writer, photographer, colleague and friend for the past two-and-a-half years, off to pursue graduate study at Syracuse.

Short Pump, Virginia

Spring Arbor

Dianne, above, and her sister Sherry, below, spent the night with their mother. This morning Margaret's heart is racing. The signs are she is in the last moments of her life. She responds to voices and I think I may have gotten a smile out of her, but she is so weak it is difficult to tell.

Both images taken with a Leica M8.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Mountain Man — the name he prefers to go by — panhandles on Maryland Avenue in downtown Indianapolis.

Short Pump, Virginia

When all else fails for a photo of the day, there is always Sadie.

Richmond & Short Pump, Virginia

Alan Perrow works an ice cream cone in 95-degree weather during an evening concert at Short Pump Mall.

The Susan Greenbaum Band plays for a crowd braving 90-degree weather at Short Pump Mall.

Susan signs autographs for fans.

Alisa Booze Troetschel and her husband, Bruce, on a visit to Richmond.

A free drink at the Daily Grind for anyone who can tell me who sports this tattoo.

Richmond, Virginia

Fathers of the Year Awards

Jefferson Hotel

Michael Robinson, one of two Richmond area men selected as Father of the Year for 2008 with his family prior to ceremonies at the Jefferson Hotel.

Debra Gibbs, right, greets friends in the Rotunda of the Jefferson Hotel during a reception for her husband, Randy, who was one of two men named Father of the Year for 2008.

Michael Robinson during his acceptance speech as Father of the Year for 2008. The event was held at the Jefferson Hotel by the Father's Day Council as a benefit for the American Diabetes Association.

Randy Gibbs accepts his award for Father of the Year from his daughter, Carter Miller.

Mary Carrington Miller, 3, congratulates her grandfather, Randy Gibbs, after he was honored as Father of the Year.

Gayton, Virginia

Dianne and Wayne at play.

Team Kid graduates with their coaches at Cambridge church.

Richmond, Virginia

Dan Huelen renders brilliant system solutions over lunch at SuCasa.

Chapel service on Monument Avenue.

Richmond, Virginia

Videographers Kelly and Chris, driven by deadline, the drive doesn't work.

Short Pump, Virginia

Shawn Smith (guitar) entertains fellow members of Henrico Fire Co. 13 Chris Ray (left) and Charles Robinson (right), and Henrico police office Amber Shovlin outside the firehouse at dusk.

Richmond, Virginia

Greek Festival

Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathredral

Dancers from the Byzantio Hellenic Dance Troupe.

Dancers perform in different age groups ... 

... from the very young ...

... on through ...

... adult.

Good friends — the Jarrars, Banghams and Laytons — enjoy an afternoon at the festival.

Jeanine with her mother.