Sometimes You Have To Take A Punch

Over time, I have accumulated a number of shots taken on the streets that I remain rather fond of. Little more than travel snaps perhaps, but personally meaningful nonetheless. For instance, I took this photograph in Rome going on 20 years ago now. I still remember that my weasel-faced boss at the time tried to ding me in my annual review for taking a week off to travel to Italy. So, this photograph of two people reading the newspaper for free on the street also triggers memories of my former boss's dick move. Right back at ya, jackass! In the work-life dynamic, I generally always choose life. Generally speaking, I'm pleased with the return on investment.

Work Life Balance

Going through my photo archive, I can kind of gauge how much of a toll work was taking on me at a given time in my life. For example, I noticed that about 15 years ago, I made fewer than 1000 images in one year, the least ever. My nadir, my worst slump. That must have been about when my working life was demanding the most of my time and energy. Or, at least before I got better at finessing the work-life balance thing. Like learning to drive, it takes a while to learn how to manage your time. Work will take it all, if you let it. Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift as professor Dylan once said...

Work Life Balance

No way could I ever afford to live in the Beacon Hill section of Boston, but there sure are some cool places there, like these condos that were undergoing a renovation at the time I visited. Yes, I do indeed think it would be fun to live in a concave building. Back when I was a cubicle dweller, I would often travel to Boston for conferences and found myself hitting the eject button as the talks got increasingly dull and my ass got increasingly sore. By the second day of the conference folks were typically playing hooky in droves anyway. Wonder what they got up to when I went out shooting? I guess that is what they mean by work/life balance?

Good light this weekend, fellow traveler.  

Tasting notes: Fujifilm X100S digital camera.