March 06, 2024 - Traveling is a great way for me to experience new sights, and to create images that I would not normally have in my back...

October 26, 2023 - Food: A noun that means: material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organi...

July 20, 2023 - ​​ Even with the blistering "Cerberus" heatwave of Sicily, I was able to manage with proper clothing; a water bottle; s...

April 20, 2023 - The Tasmanian Devil Unzoo When I learned about geography, probably in the 4th grade, my desire has always been to visit...

April 04, 2023 - A Long Way For a Glass of Whisky... Written by TRACY TOWER Photography by SANTA FABIO Going Down Under brings up many...

April 04, 2023 - Each of these samplings had unique flavors. Flavors are hard to describe however, I can extrapolate on other characteris...

March 21, 2023 - Australia is filled with so many animals that I have never seen or heard in the wild. The laughing sound of a Kookaburra...

March 09, 2023 - Born and raised by our, naturally occurring, Great Lakes, imagine my surprise when we pulled up to our Airbnb in Miena,...

February 28, 2023 - I will digress a moment from the "living" Australian and Tasmanian animals to write about my favorite food while I was t...

February 27, 2023 - Not even in zoos have I seen kangaroos. Imagine my surprise when we were staying at one of our airbnb's and the entire g...

February 19, 2023 - While I was growing up and dreaming of far away adventures, the Sydney Opera House was always at the back of my mind. I...

November 25, 2022 - Hocking Hills State Park was a total surprise to visit, and anyone who lives in the metro area should definitely venture...

June 03, 2022 - Traveling to different parts of the country, or the world, is always an adventure. Never would I find a green iguana run...

May 20, 2021 - Every now and then, a person unexpectedly crosses your path and you become instant and close friends. This was the case...

August 01, 2020 - Reposting this blog that I wrote shortly after the Boston Marathon terror attack on April 15, 2013 because it is so rele...

June 22, 2020 - Seems like yesterday I put a camera in my hand and began to create images, not 4 decades ago. The joy, challenges and ex...

June 01, 2020 - Throughout my career I have met and photographed so many remarkable, interesting and controversial people from all walks...

April 28, 2020 - Twice I've met this man and had the privilege of photographing him for different editorial publications, and every time,...

April 22, 2020 - This horrific virus has impacted and changed so many of our lives. For better or for worse, I'm not sure anyone will loo...

March 10, 2020 - Thankfully, we returned from California right before my husbands company forbade any employee from leaving Michigan, due...

December 18, 2019 - My Zia Anna, or as my daughter used to refer to her as "the smiling aunt" passed away yesterday. Those of you who kno...

November 16, 2019 - In order to pay for college, I shot sports. Since I was working for newspapers and the wire services, I photographed spo...

September 18, 2019 - My passion is to create lasting images of people, places and things. My philosophy, that I firmly believe in, is that E...

January 16, 2019 - It is impossible to visit any destination without bringing most of my camera gear and making images every day. My poor h...

November 03, 2018 - Beautiful Michigan color right outside my door! Enjoy! PS: Only thing done to this photo was enhance color. The image...

September 27, 2018 - It had grown and shaded my home from the hot summer sun since it was built over 83 years ago. It had grown to a height o...

September 06, 2017 - I'm not much for camping when it is freezing outside, but after spending a night shivering in a tent at 41 degrees this...

April 25, 2016 - The Caribbean: For me it was always just a dream, words I'd read in a book, such as Treasure Island, documentaries I'd s...

December 08, 2015 - Protecting your Copyright “Copyright is the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publ...

November 18, 2015 - There is just one word: FREEDOM. With freedom comes responsibility for the project or projects. Their is the responsibi...

August 06, 2015 - Some of the pages in the book. To the people of Mandanici I owe a huge debt of gratitude. With each visit, which were...

October 22, 2014 - There is not much industry or agriculture in this little village where my roots are from. There used to be, but that was...

September 30, 2014 - Presidents, captains of industry and professional sports players have stood in front of my camera through out the years,...

September 25, 2014 - "In the family, happiness is in the ratio in which each is serving the others, seeking one another's good, and bearing...

August 26, 2014 - Top New photo added August 2017, and taken in 2016. (After some public money came in, the Church of Santa Domenica was...

June 12, 2014 - S ince I've been a little girl, the swing set has always been my favorite backyard activity. Growing up in a working cla...

March 30, 2014 - D etroit and the entire photographic community has taken a huge hit, and I'm not sure that either one will ever thrive a...

January 14, 2014 - According to the NAIAS web site, Detroit has been hosting an auto show since 1907, with the exception of the World War I...

January 06, 2014 - I thoroughly enjoy mixing old stuff with new technology. A few weeks ago I was redecorating my upstairs office and I re...

August 28, 2013 - I've known my godmother, Rosina, all of my life, in fact my first couple of years were spent living in the upstairs flat...

August 07, 2013 - This blog is all about my daughter, Lauren, and her love of baseball. A month ago she entered a contest sponsored by Pe...

July 18, 2013 - This July has been ridiculously hot! I feel like I'm back in Kansas! Usually our summers result in grabbing the car and...

June 13, 2013 - "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government...

April 12, 2013 - I love shooting graphically, no matter if I have a person or an object in front of me. After all, it's all about the com...

March 25, 2013 - Giuseppa Briguglio in Fabio: March 5, 1934 to March 14, 2013 That's my mother on the far right fixing her glasses in he...

February 08, 2013 - I never realized that Valentine's Day is the second most celebrated holiday after New Year's Day and it was first associ...

January 20, 2013 - O ur Detroit photographic community lost two talented men this month; one was Hugh Grannum, a Detroit Free Press photogr...

January 02, 2013 - A s I sit here looking out at the 10 inches of white, fluffy, frozen droplets of water that have completely obscured and...

December 21, 2012 - The holidays have a way of highlighting the family and friends who are no longer with us. You can no longer pick up the...

December 12, 2012 - W hat can you say about this face? Wisdom? Health? Peacefulness? What ever you may or may not think about this man,...

August 14, 2012 - Proud, hard working, honest people still work terra firm on the isle of Sicily. Not many as before, but I've been lucky...