Writing
Train To Nowhere
After witnessing the trial of Adolf Eichmann in 1963, hannah Arendt coined a new concept: "the banality of evil" ("Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil").
A Vanished World
"The world is falling to pieces, and Adams and Weston are taking pictures of rocks!" - Henri Cartier-Bresson during World War II
The Creative Eye
It used to be a common misconception that the camera never lies. Now, digital technology allows the manipulation of a photograph so that virtually anything is possible.
The Month of Av
The lion is the king of the jungle. He brooks no opposition; he demands to rule alone. The Lion connotes pride. The collective noun used to describe a group of lions is a 'pride of lions.' The spies who were sent to the Land of Israel and who returned on the ninth day of this month, suffered from this fatal flaw.
