Asia Trip 2014

Starting off in Hong Kong, then on to Borneo, Kuala Lumpur, Koh Samui, Bangkok, and finally Ubud and Nusa Dua in Bali.

2013 Year in Pictures

It was a good year for travel - starting out in Vietnam and on to Cambodia, Australia and China. For spring break we visited Berlin, Florence and Milan. I had work in Chicago, Seattle, Alaska and Quebec City. And of course the local trips upstate to the Catskills. It was also the year for weddings, four of them: in Mexico, Los Angeles, Brooklyn and Manhattan. All of them unique and happy occasions with their own local color and beauty. Sadly there was also a funeral - the service for my cousin Michelle in Salina, Kansas. I saw many cousins I had not seen for quite some time and shared our memories of what made her a such a special person.

Chess for sale

Chess for sale, originally uploaded by ridavio.

Walking in the village today in search of photos to take I discovered that the Village Chess Shop on Thompson has closed, or rather moved (according to their website).

Park

Park, originally uploaded by ridavio.

Yellow on Red

Yellow on Red, originally uploaded by ridavio.

mondays

Firenze, originally uploaded by ridavio.
Pondering today - Are rainy days and Mondays better in New York City or Florence?

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!, originally uploaded by ridavio.

wall

wall, originally uploaded by ridavio.

Some color to bang your head against on a gray day.

work

work, originally uploaded by ridavio.

Monday Funday.

abuzz

Hanoi, originally uploaded by ridavio.

First day of classes, a day of warmer weather, lunch with an old friend.

happy

There is nothing quite like the one you love singing Happy Birthday in your ear first thing in the morning. I almost cried.

spring?

Spring feels more like rush to summer this year - too many projects going on and of a sudden the blooms have busted out. No time to get to the park anymore.

new

Chinese New Year of the Dragon 2012, originally uploaded by ridavio.
The parade lines up on Mott Street at Grand.

languor

snow

january, originally uploaded by ridavio.
The first snowfall of 2012 on the USS Maine Monument at Columbus Circle and Central Park.

momentum

First photo of 2012. First walk on the Highline for 2012. First sunny, mild day of 2012. First hug and kiss in 2012...


Resolution anyone?

2011 Year in Pictures

On this last day of 2011, looking back on some of the highlights of the past year: a few milestone birthdays; family time in Wichita, Gig Harbor and New York; and some work travel to Jacksonville, Minneapolis, Ottawa and Madrid. There was a lovely long weekend in Germany. I had visitors from Mexico, Peru and Portugal. I was lucky enough to capture a couple of historic moments - the celebration at Stonewall on the night the marriage equality bill passed in New York, and the first day of same-sex marriage in the city. I never did make it down to Occupy Wall Street - my biggest regret of the year. Overall I took fewer photos this year than last year. The last half of the year in particular was very busy with other work. I also met a very special person who I became happy to let occupy more of my time. As usual you will notice the passing of the seasons in my favorite part of Central Park, the flower garden near the Hudson River and those weekends in the Catskills. Finally this year in pictures is dedicated to Brad Bates who left us all too soon on December 18, 2011.

eve

solstice

solstice, originally uploaded by ridavio.

fresh

tree

red

red, originally uploaded by ridavio.

light

light, originally uploaded by ridavio.

friend

friend, originally uploaded by ridavio.
Washington and Lafayette in Harlem.

first

First night refers to the first Saturday night of the month, which is a party at the Brooklyn Museum. This month featuring the Hide/Seek exhibit.

better

Landing from Canada, I am upstate a few hours later to shoot a World of Better.

fire

My last evening in Ottawa.

crib

Well, not my house, but the place I get to stay tonight, thanks to a very generous client. It's the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.

deck

the halls, the banister, the tree and such.

play