{"id":19567,"date":"2024-09-13T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=19567"},"modified":"2024-07-18T17:02:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T23:02:28","slug":"the-photograph-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=19567","title":{"rendered":"THE PHOTOGRAPH&#8230;PART 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>In 2021 Marla was in the emergency room for heart failure while in California. Upon her return home she had to wear a &#8220;LifeVest&#8221;, a\u00a0wearable cardioverter\u00a0defibrillator, 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!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><em>\u201cPhotography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving.\u201d<\/em><br><strong>\u2013 Aaron Siskind<\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><em>\u201cCreativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye\u201d<\/em><br>\u2013 Dorothy Parker<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-Copy_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-Copy_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>I captured this at a Denver TED TALK.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-Copy_result.jpg?resize=900%2C622\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-Copy_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C531&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>The one that got away. We were in Finland visiting a decorative fabric supplier<\/strong>. <strong>The manager took us all fishing.<\/strong> <strong>This was our agent from New York City.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-Copy_result.jpg?resize=900%2C600\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-Copy_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Having a nice chat.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-Lisa-in-Venice-2-Copy_result.jpg?resize=900%2C603\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-Lisa-in-Venice-2-Copy_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-Lisa-in-Venice-2-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-Lisa-in-Venice-2-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>A fabulous shot of our daughter Lisa in Venice taken by her husband Ray.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2023-Stacy-1-Copy_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2023-Stacy-1-Copy_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2023-Stacy-1-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-2023-Stacy-1-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>A wonderful birthday dinner for our daughter, Stacy!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-big-island-grand-kids-Copy_result.jpg?resize=700%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-big-island-grand-kids-Copy_result.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-big-island-grand-kids-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/7-big-island-grand-kids-Copy_result.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>The &#8220;A&#8221; team.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-Copy_result.jpg?resize=900%2C602\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-Copy_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/9-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>A sneaky turtle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-Copy_result.jpg?resize=900%2C626\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-Copy_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/10-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C534&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Working on an Ogoh-Ogoh statue in Ubud, Bali.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-Copy_result.jpg?resize=900%2C602\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-Copy_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/11-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>A moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"871\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-eijing-lane-Copy-2-Copy_result.jpg?resize=871%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-eijing-lane-Copy-2-Copy_result.jpg?w=871&amp;ssl=1 871w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-eijing-lane-Copy-2-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C241&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/12-eijing-lane-Copy-2-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C617&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Riding home from the market in Beijing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-athens-sunset_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-athens-sunset_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-athens-sunset_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/13-athens-sunset_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Athens sunset.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/14-young-Balinese-dancer_result.jpg?resize=672%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/14-young-Balinese-dancer_result.jpg?w=672&amp;ssl=1 672w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/14-young-Balinese-dancer_result.jpg?resize=288%2C300&amp;ssl=1 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>A young Balinese girl practices her dance near the Gunung Kawi Temple in Bali.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-2021-x-country-Logan-Copy-Copy_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-2021-x-country-Logan-Copy-Copy_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-2021-x-country-Logan-Copy-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/15-2021-x-country-Logan-Copy-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Sports during COVID. Logan was in a high school X-country race.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/16_result-1.jpg?resize=897%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/16_result-1.jpg?w=897&amp;ssl=1 897w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/16_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/16_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C599&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Sharing a photo album.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/17_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>While in Villefranche-sur-Mer I handed my camera to Philippe to take our picture. A happy memory!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18_result-1.jpg?resize=900%2C602\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18_result-1.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18_result-1.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/18_result-1.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Temple entrance in Kedewatan, Bali.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/19_result.jpg?resize=793%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/19_result.jpg?w=793&amp;ssl=1 793w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/19_result.jpg?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/19_result.jpg?resize=768%2C678&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Admiring an Ogoh-Ogoh in Ubud before the Balinese New Year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20-2011-Brussles-store-window_result.jpg?resize=718%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20-2011-Brussles-store-window_result.jpg?w=718&amp;ssl=1 718w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20-2011-Brussles-store-window_result.jpg?resize=300%2C292&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Evening store window in Brussels, Belgium.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20a_result.jpg?resize=900%2C594\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20a_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20a_result.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20a_result.jpg?resize=768%2C507&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20a_result.jpg?resize=650%2C430&amp;ssl=1 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Celebrating Thanksgiving after finishing a hot air balloon ride in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20bStacy-Samuel-Taylor-Redwoods-1974-2_result.jpg?resize=844%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20bStacy-Samuel-Taylor-Redwoods-1974-2_result.jpg?w=844&amp;ssl=1 844w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20bStacy-Samuel-Taylor-Redwoods-1974-2_result.jpg?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20bStacy-Samuel-Taylor-Redwoods-1974-2_result.jpg?resize=768%2C637&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Stacy, the explorer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20c_result.jpg?resize=900%2C603\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20c_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20c_result.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20c_result.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>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!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20e_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20e_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20e_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20e_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Two beautiful kittens in Beijing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20f_result.jpg?resize=900%2C589\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20f_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20f_result.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20f_result.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>The look.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20g_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20g_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20g_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20g_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Following a blue wall in Rabat, Morocco.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20h-2018-Castello-La-Lecchia_result.jpg?resize=700%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20h-2018-Castello-La-Lecchia_result.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20h-2018-Castello-La-Lecchia_result.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20h-2018-Castello-La-Lecchia_result.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Breakfast, Castello La Lecchia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/21-2008-Cannes-evening_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/21-2008-Cannes-evening_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/21-2008-Cannes-evening_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/21-2008-Cannes-evening_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Marla and I hosted sales incentive trips for our interior designer clients for many years.<\/strong> <strong>We were enjoying a final night dinner in Cannes when some gymnasts from Brazil reignited our party.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/22-at-the-temple-near-ayutthaya-thailand_result.jpg?resize=900%2C684\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/22-at-the-temple-near-ayutthaya-thailand_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/22-at-the-temple-near-ayutthaya-thailand_result.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/22-at-the-temple-near-ayutthaya-thailand_result.jpg?resize=768%2C584&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>A celebration for a man reentering the monkhood at a temple by the Chao Phraya River near Ayutthaya.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23-MAY-at-lake-on-golf-cart_result.jpg?resize=900%2C645\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23-MAY-at-lake-on-golf-cart_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23-MAY-at-lake-on-golf-cart_result.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/23-MAY-at-lake-on-golf-cart_result.jpg?resize=768%2C550&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Enjoying the sunset.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24-positano-store_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19600\" 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I guess it reminded me of my younger self.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/24_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong>Marla at the Lounge at the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/25_result.jpg?resize=525%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/25_result.jpg?w=525&amp;ssl=1 525w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/25_result.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"\"><strong><strong>A giant Singh (lion) guards the chedi at Wat Pha Lat, t<\/strong><\/strong><strong>ucked half way up Doi Suthep mountain, almost hidden in the dense jungle.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\" class=\"\">Photos: Dick gentry. Not to be used without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8220;LifeVest&#8221;, a\u00a0wearable cardioverter\u00a0defibrillator, 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! \u201cPhotography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving.\u201d\u2013 Aaron Siskind \u201cCreativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye\u201d\u2013 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 &#8220;A&#8221; 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.&nbsp; Photos: Dick gentry. 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