Carl Bistrack

The images tell a story. They're like a brief Haiku poem that has a beginning, middle and end - a form of journalism and art. Always different in subject or mood. Unlike most photographs, they have added elements – details to express their subject. And like art and poems, some are sensible some nonsensical, some detailed description or color-filled shapes. Some are carefully engineered, some splashed into place. They say what they need to say in a unique or a familiar way. Hope you enjoy the subjects.

I spent over 25 years as a film producer. Took up digital photo art fairly recently. Aside from film style visuals, photography was something I rarely enjoyed. It wasn't film. The photo pieces weren't edited together like film. So I had to change that - think it out - because of all the years of film. Some image tries were like completing a sentence that somehow did or did or didn't hang together. Of course, some successes and some not-so successes at first. I have a number of image-likes, as we all do. Among other things, I have an enjoyment of water images – ocean, rivers, streams – even puddles…and trees, of course. Doesn’t matter really.

And then there’s the Philadelphia Italian Market eBook. I like the market. It’s the old...