Taking a photograph is my way of holding on to life, and to keep a special moment forever. I will share a few of my many favorites.

In 2021 Marla was in the emergency room for heart failure while in California. Upon her return home she had to wear a “LifeVest”, a wearable cardioverter defibrillator, before a pacemaker/defibrillator could be implanted. This photo shows her amazing determination to keep on with life. She had her seamstress retrofit a gown to hide the large LifeVest battery. Nothing was going to stop her from attending the 2021 opening gala of the new Denver Art Museum building and see the new Asian galleries as well as the Burmese Buddha pavilion we donated. She is such a beautiful warrior!

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving.”
– Aaron Siskind

“Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye”
– Dorothy Parker

I captured this at a Denver TED TALK.

The one that got away. We were in Finland visiting a decorative fabric supplier. The manager took us all fishing. This was our agent from New York City.

Having a nice chat.

A fabulous shot of our daughter Lisa in Venice taken by her husband Ray.

A wonderful birthday dinner for our daughter, Stacy!

The “A” team.

A sneaky turtle.

Working on an Ogoh-Ogoh statue in Ubud, Bali.

A moment.

Riding home from the market in Beijing.

Athens sunset.

A young Balinese girl practices her dance near the Gunung Kawi Temple in Bali.

Sports during COVID. Logan was in a high school X-country race.

Sharing a photo album.

While in Villefranche-sur-Mer I handed my camera to Philippe to take our picture. A happy memory!

Temple entrance in Kedewatan, Bali.

Admiring an Ogoh-Ogoh in Ubud before the Balinese New Year.

Evening store window in Brussels, Belgium.

Celebrating Thanksgiving after finishing a hot air balloon ride in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.

Stacy, the explorer.

Marla is with our agents in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This was one of our favorite suppliers and sadly is now closed. We found so many incredible items here!

Two beautiful kittens in Beijing.

The look.

Following a blue wall in Rabat, Morocco.

Breakfast, Castello La Lecchia.

Marla and I hosted sales incentive trips for our interior designer clients for many years. We were enjoying a final night dinner in Cannes when some gymnasts from Brazil reignited our party.

A celebration for a man reentering the monkhood at a temple by the Chao Phraya River near Ayutthaya.

Enjoying the sunset.

I had to laugh when I saw these vintage hangers for shirts outside a store in Positano, Italy. I guess it reminded me of my younger self.

Marla at the Lounge at the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France

A giant Singh (lion) guards the chedi at Wat Pha Lat, tucked half way up Doi Suthep mountain, almost hidden in the dense jungle. 

Photos: Dick gentry. Not to be used without permission.