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Thinking Snow




I’ve been hearing rumours of snow although maybe they are no more than wishful thinking. This photo popped up in my Facebook memories this morning and now I’m doing a bit of wishful thinking, too.


Chrysalis in the snow, photo credit Nate Pesce, January 2019


This is one of my favorite views of one of my favorite places. Although the Chrysalis holds events in the Spring, Summer, and Fall, this image shows how well it functions as a piece of public art no matter what the season.

The credit for all of the photos in this piece* is listed as “Nate Pesce, for Baltimore Sun Media Group” which makes me think that Pesce was working as a freelance photographer at this time. Certainly he is right now. 

If you search Nate Pesce on Facebook the results will be full of local photos he has taken through the years. High school sports, the opening of a school, snaps at the dog park, political events, Lakefest, library fundraisers, with a smattering of weddings and such. I was tickled to see one of my spouse playing in the orchestra pit of a high school musical theater production.


Photo credit Nate Pesce


All in all, what I think I am seeing in all of these photos is the story of one of the many talented professionals who started out at Patuxent Publishing with real jobs in journalism. They have been bounced around by the changes in the industry which have diminished the value of the human capital that makes good journalism (including photography) possible. 

A tip of the hat to Nate Pesce and all his work capturing our community over the years. Need a photographer? Check him out. Did you know he’s also an experienced cinematographer? Wowza. 

Now I’m going to sign off and wish for a bit of snow.


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*Howard County hit with first snow of 2019, all photos by Nate Pesce

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