On August 11th, AIA Cleveland and SMPS Northeast Ohio Chapter held a joint session featuring a discussion with Kirsten. Speaking from her unique background, which was developed from a variety of marketing roles, she ultimately became one of the first allied professionals to have ownership in a NYS architectural firm. She has continued to develop her individual impact and the overall culture in her firm.
Read MoreThe Asian Lantern Festival is in it's 4th year at the Zoo and the experience has been recrafted to include 70 new, large scale displays which feature over 1,000 individual lanterns. To experience a place at night, is to explore a completely altered landscape than in the daylight.
Read MoreThe "National Night Out" is an annual community-building event, held across the United States to promote police-community partnerships and camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer and more caring places to live. This year, in Chardon we met with safety officers, city service workers and firefighters to appreciate all their efforts in our communities.
Read MoreIn Holden Arboretum deep in Kirtland, Ohio sits a sculpture unique in its form and nature. Unique as trees in the forest are different from each other. Stickwork is inspired by the twisting and intricate pathways that insects make on leaves, this living sculpture imitates the wandering pathways, hairpin turns and frequent switchbacks found in nature.
Read More“So you are telling me that the more successful someone is, the more likely they are to give away their secrets?...Precisely! typically, the more successful they are, the more willing they are to share their secrets with others.”
Read MoreWhen walking next to a tiger, its hard not to feel awe at the size and power of this magnificent beast. While I have never experienced one in the wild (and hopefully never will), I had the opportunity to shoot at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and was able to spend a little time with Hector, one of the zoo's male amur tigers.
Read MoreLandscapes are living beings, brought to life by the changing seasons, light and impressions from those who have been there before. A visit to Osborn Park in Willoughby, Ohio yields a beautiful look into the changing seasons at Lake Erie and the paradox of burning embers on the ice.
Read MoreThe Wild Winter Lights festival is an event organized by the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, that features a self guided walk through hundreds of light displays made of millions of individual lights in a beautiful winter setting. Many of the animals are out also out and it adds a unique twist during the season.
Read MoreIt was a pleasure being in Hilton Cleveland Downtown to see the entirety of the Cleveland Skyline and take a few shots of the city during time off in December. The Hilton Cleveland Downtown is the tallest hotel in the state of Ohio, standing at 374 feet tall, it gives a stunning view of the skyline of Cleveland.
Read MoreWilloughby Ohio is a quintessential small city in Northeast Ohio. Similar to many places in our area, it has distinct looks during the various seasons and this time, it’s cold. The first snowfall of the winter blanketed the entire area in 8-12 inches of snow. The white, accented the shops displays as they were setup for the holiday season.
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