{"id":3851,"date":"2019-04-12T02:23:15","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T08:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2019-04-14T08:07:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T14:07:33","slug":"opening-up-the-vault-of-memory-visual-introspection-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=3851","title":{"rendered":"OPENING UP THE VAULT OF MEMORY…visual introspection. Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve been looking at a bunch of great images lately, especially as this is Denver’s “Month of Photography.”Looking at my digital and film archive is always illuminating as it cracks open my vault of memory. I find myself saying, “Wow, I took that?”, and sometimes, “Why did I take this one?” I’m going to share a few photos that may not always be works of art but they resonate with me on many levels.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image above: “Paxton”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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” Estrangement.”<\/em> Greenwich Village antique shop window.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Playground view.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Dick’s Place.”<\/em> A bar in Mendocino, California.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“A young monk in reverie.”<\/em> Bayon Temple in Angkor, Cambodia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“A world of great possibilities.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Joy on the lake.”<\/em> Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Beautiful Balinese Dancers at Nyepi.” Tagallalang, Bali <\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“A sneaky turtle.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Afternoon in the bay.” <\/em> The Bay of Mazzaro, Sicily.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“A celebration for Mom.”<\/em> A lunch to celebrate my Mom’s 98th birthday at Alioto’s on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Day’s end on the Andaman Sea.” Tubkaek Beach, Krabi, Thailand <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Curious girl.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Balinese dancer and gamelan players.” <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Sunday papers NYC.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Lotus Flower.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Novitiate ceremony at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Nap time.”<\/em> Near Chiang Mai, Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Dancer at Uluwatu Temple in Bali”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Monk at a Luang Prabang Monastery in Laos.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Scaffolding in the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Akha tribeswoman north of Chiang Rai, Thailand.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“A beauty at Isola Bella.” <\/em> Taormina, Sicily.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Fish market in Amalfi, Italy.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Early evening in Suzhou, China.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve been looking at a bunch of great images lately, especially as this is Denver’s “Month of Photography.”Looking at my digital and film archive is always illuminating as it cracks open my vault of memory. I find myself saying, “Wow, I took that?”, and sometimes, “Why did I take this one?” I’m going to share a few photos that may not always be works of art but they resonate with me on many levels. Image above: “Paxton” ” Estrangement.” Greenwich Village antique shop window. “Playground view.” “Dick’s Place.” A bar in Mendocino, California. “A young monk in reverie.” Bayon Temple in Angkor, Cambodia. “A world of great possibilities.” “Joy on the lake.” Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park. “Beautiful Balinese Dancers at Nyepi.” Tagallalang, Bali “A sneaky turtle.” “Afternoon in the bay.” The Bay of Mazzaro, Sicily. “A celebration for Mom.” A lunch to celebrate my Mom’s 98th birthday at Alioto’s on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. “Day’s end on the Andaman Sea.” Tubkaek Beach, Krabi, Thailand “Curious girl.” “Balinese dancer and gamelan players.” “Sunday papers NYC.” “Lotus Flower.” “Novitiate ceremony at the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar.” “Nap time.” Near Chiang Mai, Thailand. “Dancer at Uluwatu Temple in Bali” “Monk at a Luang Prabang Monastery in Laos.” “Scaffolding in the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.” “Akha tribeswoman north of Chiang Rai, Thailand.” “A beauty at Isola Bella.” Taormina, Sicily. “Fish market in Amalfi, Italy.” “Early evening in Suzhou, China.” Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[286,3,242,229,166,289,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrations","category-europe","category-family","category-flowers","category-inspiration","category-photography","category-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-1.jpg?fit=3872%2C2592&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3851"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7408,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3851\/revisions\/7408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}