Paul Cotter
Taking Off
Next week, we’re leaving for a long-awaited journey to the Normandy and Brittany regions of France. My anticipation, you could say, is...
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Paul Cotter
Aug 201 min read
At the Station
It all happened in the blink of an eye. I was standing in line at a BART station outside San Francisco waiting to take the rapid transit...
Paul Cotter
Aug 132 min read
Play Time
As I walked through the playground in an Uptown Charlotte park, I was struck by the unbridled joy of the children at play: running,...
Paul Cotter
Mar 271 min read
The Laundry Lesson
Many years ago, I heard some words of wisdom that have always stayed with me. They came from Joe Crowley, co-owner of the Crowley Webb...
Paul Cotter
Feb 141 min read
Unsung Heroes
I’d like to call your attention to an uplifting podcast that will brighten your days and restore your hope for the world. It’s called My...
Paul Cotter
Feb 72 min read
Blood on the Streets
Reading the news can be a harrowing experience. Every day, we hear about savage cruelty being unleashed around the globe — brutal, bloody...
Paul Cotter
Jan 31 min read
The Art of Destruction
And so a new year begins, and another one is behind us. Turning the page on the calendar year is a poignant reminder that nothing new can...
Paul Cotter
Nov 28, 20231 min read
Blurred Boundaries
My college philosophy professor was a staunch believer that every action is either purely right or purely wrong from a moral standpoint....
Paul Cotter
Aug 12, 20231 min read
A Reflection on Windows
More than 8 billion people live on earth. We're accompanied by 10 quintillion insects (that's a 10 followed by 18 zeroes) plus myriad...
Paul Cotter
Jun 6, 20231 min read
The Death of Reading
A sidewalk cafe in Prague … people savoring words in a book. Will scenes like this become extinct? In our world of shrinking attention...
Paul Cotter
May 20, 20231 min read
Racing through Life
In a bookcase in the classroom where I taught photography, I kept a collection of books featuring my favorite masters of photography. One...
Paul Cotter
Apr 25, 20231 min read
The Luminous Core
When I’m photographing, I sometimes see things that speak to a deeper meaning. This is one of those images. I shot this photo at night,...
Paul Cotter
Apr 11, 20231 min read
Climbing
We spend so much of our lives climbing, trying to get to that next step: that next job, that next house, that next level of success....
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