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Mission Rabies Peru: Seeking Shade
Vaccinating dogs in the middle of nowhere.
Arnold Plotnick
1 day ago4 min read


Mission Rabies Peru: Boots on the Ground
The campaign begins.
Arnold Plotnick
3 days ago5 min read


Restless Lens - Week 28 (July 8 - 14): Still enjoying Arequipa.
Before the dogs, the streets.
Arnold Plotnick
5 days ago1 min read


Captain's Dinner: A Shipwreck, An Act of Cannibalism, and a Murder that Changed Legal History.
Four men in a lifeboat. Two weeks without food. One impossible choice that would reshape the boundaries between survival and murder
Arnold Plotnick
5 days ago2 min read


First Days in Arequipa
My first few days in Arequipa were a photographer's dream. Perfect weather, great food, and the kind of light all photographers crave.
Arnold Plotnick
Jul 124 min read


My Arequipa Itinerary
Before the dogs, there will be pisco sours, plazas, and plenty of wandering.
Arnold Plotnick
Jul 104 min read


Back in the Yellow Shirt (Again): It's Mission Rabies... Peru!
I thought my Mission Rabies days were behind me. Peru had other ideas.
Arnold Plotnick
Jul 82 min read


Restless Lens Week 27: July 1 - 7
My usual assortments of New York moments.
Arnold Plotnick
Jul 81 min read


On this Day: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer at Madison Square Garden, 1977
7/7/77. A day of prophecy?
Arnold Plotnick
Jul 72 min read


A Street Photography Manifesto, by Brian Lloyd Duckett.
A clear, concise book that will help you find your voice as a street photographer.
Arnold Plotnick
Jul 42 min read


On This Date: July 3, 1977 — My First Time Seeing The Kinks
My very first Kinks show
Arnold Plotnick
Jul 32 min read


Restless Lens Week 26: The Halfway Point - June 24 to June 30.
We've made it through half the year already. Sheesh.
Arnold Plotnick
Jul 11 min read


I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going: The Art Scene and Downtown New York in the 1980s (Audiobook), by Peter McGough
Two stars for this audiobook for its torturous narration (although the content was fairly irritating as well).
Arnold Plotnick
Jun 272 min read


Restless Lens Week 25: June 17 - 23. More stuff that caught my eye.
Still in the groove after returning from Mexico.
Arnold Plotnick
Jun 241 min read


On this Date - June 21st, 1977: Crosby, Stills, & Nash at Madison Square Garden
I think I had a good time. I really can't remember.
Arnold Plotnick
Jun 213 min read


Beyond Busy Streets: Minimalism in Street Photography
Street photography doesn't always have to be visually busy. Sometimes the strongest images come from subtraction rather than addition, leaving just enough in the frame to tell the story.
Arnold Plotnick
Jun 2011 min read


Restless Lens Week 24: June 10 - 16. New York Street Portraits (mostly)
I'm back from Mexico and back on the street, shoving my camera in peoples' faces.
Arnold Plotnick
Jun 171 min read


On this date, a half-century ago, I saw Yes at Roosevelt Stadium.
The June 17th, 1976 concert has acquired legendary status in some circles. On this date, nearly half a century ago, I attended what has since become something of a legendary concert: Yes at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. I went with my high school friends Danny and Dave, for sure. Whether anyone else was with us is lost to time. (I think Ellen was with us? Maybe?) It was two months after my sixteenth birthday. To get there, we took a train from Brooklyn into New Jersey, a
Arnold Plotnick
Jun 174 min read


Bug Hollow by Michelle Huneven — ★★★★
A satisfying, solid four-star novel that was interesting all the way through.
Arnold Plotnick
Jun 122 min read


Week 23 - The Restless Lens wanders all the way to Mexico. June 3 to June 9
A rejuvenating week in Puerto Vallarta super-charged my batteries and delivered one of my best photo sets yet.
Arnold Plotnick
Jun 102 min read
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