Northampton Neighbors Year in Review

It was an honor to work with Northampton Neighbors on the 2021 year in review. Here is a LINK to the full report and member portraits.
It was an honor to work with Northampton Neighbors on the 2021 year in review. Here is a LINK to the full report and member portraits.
Entisar Al Nasr of Iraq pledges allegiance before accepting her new certificate of U.S. citizenship at a July 4, 2018, naturalization ceremony in Northampton, MA. “58 immigrants were sworn in on Wednesday in a ceremony organized by the Center for New Americans
The more I travel, the more I love my home town. This image was from the first day the weather broke in spring. It was cold the night before and a dramatic warm weather front was predicted for the next day. I knew there would be fog in the morning, […]
Single Room Occupancy: Portraits and Stories of Northampton Lodging, 1976-2016 March 9 – June 10, 2018 at Historic Northampton by Cassandra Holden and Paul Shoul For the past two years, Cassandra Holden has been interviewing former residents of Northampton Lodging, a single room occupancy boarding house located on Pleasant Street […]
Over 35,000 people turned out for the 36th annual NOHO pride march this year in the paradise of America, Northampton, Massachusetts.
The Johnny Memphis Band. Luthiers, East Hampton,MA.
Thousands of people attended a candlelight vigil in Northampton, MA. last night to honor the victims of the Orlando shooting.
Bernie Sanders supporters protest Elizabeth Warrens endorsement of Hillary Clinton at the World war II club in Northampton Ma. yesterday.
What a pleasure to work with United Way on this video. My Goals for the images were to show real people in the real world getting real help. I think we nailed it. Special thanks to Sony Music Entertainment and Five for Fighting for granting license to use the song […]
A friend gave me a call yesterday that there was a Red Tailed Hawk in her yard, close to the ground that had been hanging around after munching down a squirrel. What a beautiful creature. I got within 10 ft. and she did not seem fazed at all until a […]
I have been working on the United way of Hampshire county new campaign. It is a pleasure to be collaborating with a client that gets it. I work with many advertising and PR agencies, but United Way has given me the freedom to capture real images of real people really […]
I am very pleased to have a half page image I took of Raymond Luc Levasseur in the new book Days of Rage by best selling author Bryan Burrough. Aside from my own pride, this is an important book about our history that holds lessons for today. It is a […]
Spring has finally sprung. As they say, “you don’t know what you’ve got till its gone”. Thank God its warm again.
Senator Elizabeth Warren held an open house at her office in Springfield Mass Thursday. It was packed with supporters and state and local officials. MoveOn.org was there to deliver a message to her, “Run Warren Run” They delivered a petition to encourage her to run for president signed by 9,030 […]
A snow blower fights back against Winter Storm Linus in Northampton Ma.
Deceive Ecstasy. Three things I noticed out in the world today that gave me reason to pause. First is that an old couch with a “Free” sign in front of a house after a rain storm is either sad and desperate or incredibly optimistic, I can’t decide which. Second […]
Check out my new cover of Steve Sanderson and other stories in Preview Massachusetts Magazine
Here is this months cover I did for preview Massachusetts Magazine from the India House restaurant in Northampton MA. Follow this link to read the full issue on line.
I have watched media change and the bumbling efforts by the main stream to change with it. It’s exciting to see something like OZY that embraces the new reality of news. OZY promises to be “Smarter, Fresher, Different.” Well they obviously have the smarter end of the equation down because […]
What a pleasure it was to meet artist and illustrator Rebecca Guay. Her house is somewhat like a painting, the light was fantastic. Follow this LINK to Read her interview in Preview Massachusetts magazine by James Heflin
I I just came back from the 95th birthday celebration for the unstoppable peace activist Frances Crowe, hosted at Umass by Amy Goodman of Democracy now. Frances was glowing. It felt good to be in a packed house, all there for the same reasons. To give recognition to Francis, hear […]
Here is a LINK to Mark Roessler’s, and my Preview Massachusetts review of Bela vegetarian restaurant in Northampton MA.
I found this film I made in 2010 of an Orthodox Jew I met outside of Ernie’s Garage in Northampton. We made a deal, If he would let me take his picture, then I would let him him wrap me in the Tefillin. Oy vey….
Last night John and I set out to take some images of him for his new CD,” Truck eating bridge” John is an good friend and a great song writer. He wanted some motion in the shot and it had to be taken near the bridge. The two of us, […]