Random Italy Photo: Biciclette Reggiane

The province of Emilia-Romagna — land of Prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano-Reggiano, aged balsamico. And bicycles? The town of Reggio Emilia is situated right between Parma and Modena. You won’t find any hilltowns in this part of Italy. In fact, there aren’t any hills at all. Because it’s so flat, people …

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Project 365: Days 336-349

Here’s another round of Project 365 photos. And now I’m almost caught up on posting them. This takes me through October 31, which means after today I only have 11 more days before I reach 365! I think it may be time to start thinking about how I’m going to …

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Sounders, RSL Scoreless After 1st Semifinal Leg

This could easily have been called the Nick Rimando show. He was simply amazing. The Sounders had several good shots on frame, but none of them made it past the Real Salt Lake keeper. Though he was kept slightly less busy, Seattle Sounders keeper, Michael Gspurning, also put on quite …

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Project 365: Days 322-335

Here are another two weeks of Project 365 photos. I really need to get on top of catching up. I only have another two weeks of shooting before I’m done, and I still have quite the backlog! So, without anything further, here are days 322-335… Follow @mikerussellfoto Day 322: Whispy …

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MOCA Cleveland – Hometown Pride

On October 14th, only a few days after its opening, I visited the Museum of Contemporary Art in my hometown of Cleveland, OH. Designed by architect Farshid Moussavi, the building is quite stunning. The polished steel and glass, with oddly angled walls, make it a piece of art on its …

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Random Italy Photo: Castello Scaligero di Sirmione

Castello Scaligero

This week’s Random Italy Photo is from a trip to the Veneto in 2005. More specifically, at Castello Scaligero in Sirmione on Lake Garda. I was definitely into “framing” my shots back then (like in my Palazzo Pubblico shot from Siena). It would be interesting to shoot this again today. …

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Project 365: Days 308-321

Here are another two weeks of my Project 365. I am really heading down the home stretch now. I’m still behind on posting them (as usual), but this takes me up through October 3. So that means as of writing this, I am currently less than 30 days away from …

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Sounders Set Timbers Ablaze in Front of 66K

October 7th was a night to remember for fans of soccer in the US. The second largest crowd in MLS history (66,452) cheered on the Seattle Sounders in a rout against Cascadia arch-rivals Portland Timbers to a final score of 3-0. The noise in CenturyLink Field after each of the …

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Project 365: Days 294-307

I have fallen way behind on my Project 365 posts again. So rather than do one really long entry, I’ve decided to do them in smaller batches. Here are the first couple weeks of September. I’ll try to post another batch in a few days. Follow @mikerussellfoto Day 294: Morning …

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