Last week I ventured out of my house into my former hood –the Mission neighborhood in San Francisco– to see what life looked like amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. I found a neighborhood greatly changed with boarded up shop windows, everyone wearing masks, and restaurants trying to hold it together by serving takeout. I hope this […]Read Post ›
Feeling very “nostalgic” for travel, and thinking of Japan in particular. Here are a few more images from my trips to Kyoto and Tokyo last year. Seems like a lifetime ago. At the time it was novel for me as an American to see many people wearing masks going about their everyday lives–as has been […]Read Post ›
More shots from around the lesser populated parts of Venice during Carnevale. The Canneregio neighborhood is one of the best places to hang out if you want to experience the “real” Venice.
During our photography class, we encountered these two characters a few times in different parts of the city. One of the interesting things about many of the dressed up people is that they really, really stay in character. These two were moving in slow motion and would often stop and strike different poses. Note the […]Read Post ›
I was in Venice in mid February of 2020 for a photography workshop, and the project our instructor gave us was called “The Venetians.” Venice is a city that is completely overrun with tourists almost all of the time, however, behind the busy tourist areas is a quiet city and a local population that is […]Read Post ›
They call New Mexico “The Land of Enchantment”, and after my first visit to Santa Fe, I can understand why. Its a truly magical place. Pictured here are: cave dwellings in Bandelier, art on Canyon Road, life in the Santa Fe historic downtown square, and shots taken along the high road to Taos which included […]Read Post ›
Paige O'Neill Photography 