About

Among some photographers, it’s an article of faith that good photographs of a locale cannot be taken while simply passing through. Living there is necessary, for a while at least. As a young man, I scoffed at that idea; now I embrace it.

I’m not an adventurous photographer. I don’t go tramping through the woods to find an exotic wildflower or a light-dappled glen. Of course, I know it’s easy to take a philosophical stance to justify one’s own shortcomings, in my case, inertia.

The truth is that most of the photos on this blog were taken from my window, doorway, or in my yard, which sits on the edge of Hardy Pond in Waltham, Massachusetts. I don’t go far to take photographs because I don’t have to; they come to me.

On the technical side, I find most online photo galleries a bit impersonal. I wanted to offer a friendlier setting, so I adopted this blog format. It took me a while to settle on a page design — it had to be simple — but I think I’ve got it “right” now.

My sister says I’m a nature photographer. Perhaps. But I tell her that I’m simply taking what’s in front of me. If I lived in the city, it would almost certainly be cityscapes and their denizens.

As you may have noticed, the links to my photo galleries appear at the top of the blog. The “Highlights” I chose not only because of their subject matter, but also what I judged to be their technical or artistic merit — areas I hope to improve in as time goes on.

Ron Cohen

Email:  ron@roncohen.com