Apr 13, 2012

Ostia Antica

Rome's ancient seaport

By Lisa T. Bergren

If you’re trying to engage your kids in the ancient ruins of Rome, they’ll likely gravitate to the Coliseum over the Forum. It’s simply easier for them to visualize it in antiquity, since more of it remains. In the same way, they’ll likely love the twenty-seat lavatory, fast food restaurant, bakery, theater and marketplace of Ostia Antica. Continue reading

Oct 27, 2011

Rome from the Ground Up

Photo Essay

By Lisa T. Bergren

Ever since I caught a ground-up perspective on a NYC subway, I’ve been intrigued with shooting from this angle. On our October trip to Rome, I took the normal pictures of all the famous sites, but then went low for another. See what you think! Continue reading

Oct 14, 2011

Rome’s Colosseum

Foto Friday

Capturing why Rome is known as the “eternal city”…

Sep 5, 2011

Moody Montana Evenings

Cool Colors Captured...

Photos by Tim Bergren

In the evenings at my parents’ Swan Lake home, we often sit about on the deck for hours after dining, watching sunset edge into twilight. On this particular night, the deep gray clouds cast the sun’s rays inward at a unique angle, and the result was the most amazing gold, gradually encompassing the mountain across the lake, and reflected in the waters below…Enjoy! Continue reading

Mar 4, 2011

Beach Bliss: Aliso Creek

South Laguna, California

By Lisa T. Bergren

On a perfect February day in Southern California, Jack and I set off for Aliso Beach, long my favorite among So Cal scenic stretches of sand and surf. This was where my husband proposed to me (but alas, he was back in Colorado this day), and where I first took my girls to explore sand and waves and shells.

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Nov 3, 2010

Faces of the Holy Land

Eye on Israel

Photos of people in Jerusalem and beyond…(image above is of a Bedouin in the Judean Desert). Continue reading

Sep 17, 2010

Flathead Valley, Montana

Photo Friday

A moon rising above the Flathead, MT valley floor at the end of a perfect summer day…

Aug 21, 2010

Creston, Montana

Heartland Sunset

By Timothy J. Bergren

In Montana, if you step off the back porch you might see the painterly evening qualities of the Flathead Valley…wheat fields wave farewell to the light and bask in the golden fringes of the day… Continue reading

Aug 13, 2010

Swan Lake, Montana Rainbow

Photo Friday

On my husband’s last night on the lake, it was rainy, then sunny, then this beauty appeared…a fine ending to a fabulous summer on the Swan.