some perceptions from italy.

So. A couple of things. I haven't blogged in a long time. Probably a longer interval of not blogging than the past few months. And I miss it! What I have been doing:

-Listening to complaints. People are so good at complaining that it is quite remarkable. Such as: not being able to get internet in the hotel in Switzerland. Seriously? I am okay with listening to complaints because it allows me to objectively gauge the way people are processing things around them (and being unsuccessful at said processing). Also, it exemplifies exactly the opposite of how I'd like to behave. I complain, for sure. But I'm trying here.

-Taking pictures of strangers like crazy. Luckily, it can be labeled as street photography. It is interesting taking pictures of people coming to a new place and people that are inherently part of a place. It's interesting watching tourists take things in, if they do at all. It seems hard for people to be still in a new place, and I get that, but I do think a lot is lost.

-Going to Pisa and Cinque Terre. We took an embarrassing amount of tourist-esque pictures in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Humiliating, almost.

-I think I will share pictures from past projects/days soon. It's harder for me now because I feel the need to edit/process pictures more carefully.

Last thing: I'm obsessed with walking around in different circumstances: morning (if I can wake up), afternoon (if I can bear the heat), and night (favorite), with a camera, without a camera, with music, without music. The way you perceive is so different.