About

Among some photographers, it’s an article of faith that good photographs of a place 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, a light-dappled glen, or an expansive vista. 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 borders on Hardy Pond in Waltham, Massachusetts. I don’t go far to take photos because I don’t have to; they come to me.

On the technical side, I find most online galleries a bit mechanical and impersonal. I wanted to offer a friendlier setting, so I adopted a 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, clean but readable.

My sister says I’m a nature photographer. Maybe. But I tell her that I’m simply taking what I see in front of me. If I lived in the city, it would almost certainly be urban sites and people. I resist being pigeon-holed, I guess, because I see photographic challenges everywhere.

As you may have noticed, the links to my permanent galleries appear at the top of the blog. I chose the photos in the Highlights galleries not only for their subject matter, but also what I judged to be their technical or artistic merit — qualities I hope to improve as time goes on. Many more galleries are planned.

Ron Cohen
January 29, 2011
Rev. April 14, 2012

Email:  ron@roncohen.com