Read Instead

The storefront window of a bookstore in Cambridge, MA:

The Boston Public Library:

The Blues

The color blue is beautiful, and it's everywhere...

Paul Ferney Art

If there's something I love as much as photography and art, it's dessert. Combine art and dessert together? Heaven. 

Click on the link to check out the entire series Let Them Eat Cake:

I'm in love with them all! I want to order a print...

Born Into Brothels

I first saw the film Born Into Brothels in high school. Although I had always appreciated art in my own life, it was one of my first introductions to the idea of how powerful art (in this case, photography) can be. It can be a medium of self-expression, therapeutic processes, cultural representation, social critique and reform, and more. This rings especially true for children: often they struggle with the necessary skills to verbally express their emotions, conflicts, thoughts and experiences, and prefer a visual or tactile expression that feels more natural to them. If you haven't already seen the film, here's the trailer about the extraordinary woman who brings photography to the equally extraordinary children of the red-light district in Calcutta, India:

The film also makes clear the astounding capabilities children have in the field of art - their photographs are absolutely beautiful. If you haven't seen the documentary, definitely check it out!

Schools Kill Creativity

A really amazing talk by Ken Robinson about education and the importance of creativity in schools. If you're interested in education, children, art, or funny people (the guy is an awesome speaker), definitely watch it:
Click here to watch the video!

We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are.
[Anais Nin]