I just got back from a trip to Asturias in the northwest of Spain. Beautiful rocky coasts, small villages amongst towering mountains, and a whole lot of sheep. Stick around, I will be posting images and stories in the days to come.
Like many travelers, I was thrown off the road by the COVID Pandemic. Stuck at home, I started a new journey with two new rescue kittens.
It has been quite a year and a half, where your mettle has been tried, tested and maybe a little too tapped out at moments. That’s why the theme of the Global Rescue 2021 Photo Contest — accepting submissions now until October 31 — is resilience.
By Cassie McGrath | cmcgrath@masslive.com When Northampton photographer Paul Shoul got his COVID-19 vaccine at the Big Y in Greenfield in March, he asked the nurse if he could take a photo of her. “I looked around and this was the happiest group I had seen during the pandemic,” Shoul […]
Experiencing the food of the world is one of the great joys of travel. These days, we might not be able to jump on a plane due to COVID restrictions, but we can travel at home in our kitchens. Last night, Chef and Food Consultant Deborah Christakos and I went […]
I’m super happy to have one of my stories selected in top ten stories of 2020 on Gonomad. Check it out Here ! Happy New Year to all.
I have carried a pocket knife most of my life. As I was growing up, my father, the surgeon, always emphasized the importance of quality steel and keeping a blade sharp. Knives were his bread and butter. “Dull blades are dangerous,” he told me. You have to push harder, and […]
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 When the Massachusetts Review approached me to do a photo essay on local life under the COVID-19 lockdown, my first thought was, How could I possibly capture the pandemic? Could I physically do this? On March 5th, I had undergone rotator cuff surgery. Forty years of heavy […]