The Barrier

"I'm woven in a fantasy, I can't believe the things I see The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall... ...It rises now before me, A dark and silent barrier between, All I am, and all that I would ever want to be" --from "The Wall" by Kerry Livgren and Steve Walsh The sky, a window, and a wall. Taken on the roof of the historic Marshall Building on a warm summer evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Third Ward. Copyright 2018 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

“I’m woven in a fantasy, I can’t believe the things I see The path that I have chosen now has led me to a wall… …It rises now before me, A dark and silent barrier between, All I am, and all that I would ever want to be” –from “The Wall” by Kerry Livgren and… Continue reading The Barrier

Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee Art Museum September

I spent part of Saturday at the fabulous Milwaukee Art Museum with my son.   While most of our time was spend going and up and down (and up and down) stairs and looking out the windows

Architectural DNA

Architectural DNA

While walking to the store today, I stopped to get a shot of the side of this building.  I’m not sure if you can see it, but it looked like a giant DNA test result

Aqua Tower

Aqua Tower

The Aqua Tower in downtown Chicago is one of the most unique skyscrapers I’ve ever seen.  Looking up, the facade seems to roll and move like waves

Dead End Alley

Dead End Alley

Sometimes I don’t have to go very far to find some really interesting subject matter to shoot.

The Window

Window

“Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and I don’t worry about my destiny.” –Carl Sandburg Light beams through what seems to be an opening to an outside world illuminating the dark passage.  When in fact, it is a

The Milwaukee Public Library

Milwaukee Public Library

I’ve been meaning to get down to shoot at the Central location of the Milwaukee Public Library for quite a long time.  Today I finally did.   And wow!  It was mostly a scouting trip – I just brought my camera with my trusty 24-85 and shot hand-held – but a full day of shooting will be coming in… Continue reading The Milwaukee Public Library