Out, Damnet Spot

Alakajay, Black And White Photography, Photography

Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C..

She walks with her eyes closed, her hand reaching for something no one else can see. This is Lady Macbeth in her final unraveling – the sleepwalking scene from Act V, captured in white marble by German-American sculptor Elisabet Ney in 1905, just two years before her own death.

Ney gave her not madness but something quieter and more terrible: a woman entirely alone inside her own mind, still trying to clean what cannot be cleaned.

Silent Observations

Black And White Photography, Marcus, Photography
Nubian woman wearing traditional clothes enjoying a moment of silent observations
Silent Observations | Assuan | 2026

A woman sits in the doorway of her house in a Nubian village on the banks of the Nile in Upper Egypt. Wearing a light-colored traditional dress and headscarf, she holds a glass in her hands and enjoys a moment of silent observations. The photograph was made using the available late afternoon light, with sunlight falling across her face and clothing while the interior behind her remains in shadow. Shooting in monochrome was the easy choice to emphasize the contrast between light and dark, drawing attention to her expression and the everyday scene of village life.

Taken with my Nikon Zf and the Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR, image specs 1/800 sec @f/6.3 and ISO 2000, 200mm focal length

More of my photography can be seen on my blog “Streets of Nuremberg“

Night at the Museum

Black And White Photography, David, Photography

Meet Peter. You may recognise him from other posts of mine. He’s a Zoologist . and works at Norways Natural History museum. Long story short. a group of friends and I talked him into doing a guided tour of the museum when it was closed. He met us at the door looking like Richard Attenborough in Jurrasic Park. Needless to say we had a wonderful evening.

Leica Q2 Monochrom
pp Capture One

Visitation Hotel

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Mobile Photography, Photography

The Visitation Hotel in Frederick Maryland has a fascinating history as a cloistered monastery and internationally renowned academic institution. Originally built in 1824, the structure survived fires in 1845 and in 2023, and finally opened as a boutique hotel in December 2024.

Follow the link to read about the deconsecration of the Visitation Chapel in 2024, and to see a couple more photos, follow this link.