Between Stone and Sea.

There is a quiet side of the Caspian coast where everything feels slower.Warm limestone rocks hold the light of the evening sun while the sea moves almost silently between the stones. I took this photograph during a calm coastal walk near Aktau, Kazakhstan.The shoreline here is shaped by wind, salt, water, and time. The textures of the rocks constantly change depending on the angle of the sun and the color of the sea. What I like most about this place is the contrast between rough stone […]

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This rock south of La Rabida Hospital on Chicago’s South Side hosts some of the lakefront’s most magnificent carvings, 12 of them, all apparently from the same hand and executed between 1948 and 1953. When I first found it the rock was right at the water line, very wet and very colorful. When I returned this year it was finally well above the water, thoroughly dry and restored to its normal color. And the light was the best yet. Worth swiping to see the detail. You can see many more Chicago rock carvings in my book Lakefront Anonymous, which you can buy via my interestingideas.com site, linked from my bio.

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