Humanity Triumphs in the End

On January 26, 2017 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Germany, New York, Photo Challenge10 Comments

Throughout history, people have found new and different ways to inflict pain and suffering on one another. Unfortunately, we have seen too many of these throughout our lifetime, but at the same time, we have seen the very best of people in response to these atrocities. When we saw that this week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge was Good and Bad, we had several thoughts about what represented such a theme. In the end, we ended up thinking about the good and bad of our human species. Just recently we went to Nuremberg and visited the court house where the Nazi war criminals were prosecuted and brought to justice. Having been to the holocaust museum in Washington D.C., it was somewhat surreal to step back in time revisit such a historic site where we, as a global community, stepped up and brought evil to justice. Even more poignant for ourselves was visiting the September 11 Memorial in New York. To see how first responders and others sacrificed in the face of such unimaginable hatred is as humbling as any experience could ever be. Photographs will certainly not capture the depth of the emotion, but here are a couple of images of these two special places that remind us not only of the bad things that people are capable of, but more importantly, of the good that arises to overcome any evil in our societies.

One of the Fire Trucks from September 11

Photograph of a Photograph from the 9/11 Memorial

Another View of the Nuremberg Court House

Infinity Pool at the September 11 Memorial

Where Does All of the Time Go?

On July 14, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn New York, Photo Challenge4 Comments

Days, weeks, months, years; the all seem to be flying by these days. One of our favorite quotes is, “life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes”. Funny, but also too true. We’ve been extremely busy lately, which seems to make time go by even faster. This is our first attempt at Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge and this week’s challenge is Locks and Clocks. We like black and white photography, it can sometimes be even more striking than a color photograph. Admittedly, we consider ourselves amateur photographers at best, but it has been fun to take some of these challenges from time to time (pun intended). This particular photo is of the Clock Tower Building in Manhattan.

Clock Tower Building in Manhattan, New York

City Rooftops

On June 1, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn New York, Photo Challenge8 Comments

For this week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Cities (Skylines to Street Photography), we picked this photo of the rooftops in Manhattan. It was actually the view from the hotel where we stayed and we found the rooftop garden and the various water towers to make for a unique scene.