‘A way of feeling, of touching, of loving…’
Charles W. Thomas Jr, photographer “Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten...
View ArticleRevealing Meaning
“Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.” — Hannah Arendt Charles W. Thomas Jr., photographer Giving Back: A Tribute to Generation of African American...
View ArticleMr. and Mrs. Jones
“Light glorifies everything. It transforms and ennobles the most commonplace and ordinary subjects.” — Leonard Misonne, photographer One of the stories featured in Giving Back pays tribute to Carlotta...
View Article‘Happiness Doubled by Wonder’
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” — G.K. Chesterton Photography by Charles W. Thomas Jr. Remain mindful throughout this...
View ArticleClouds Do Come
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” — Rabindranath Tagore It’s been a while since I posted a word cloud (fyi, word clouds...
View ArticleQOTD from MLK
Charles W. Thomas, Jr., photographer “Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving...
View Article29 Days
Black History Month begins, again. “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” — Carter G. Woodson,...
View ArticleToday’s Forecast
Warmth with Scattered (Word) Clouds Wordle.net “A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” — William Arthur Ward
View Articlewatered
Rose and watering can still-life from "Giving Back" | Charles W. Thomas, Jr., photographer “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” — Proverbs 11:25
View ArticleSoul. Oh!
Portrait from "Giving Back" | Charles W. Thomas Jr., photographer “Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.” ― Marsha Norman Through the book Giving Back, we venture to...
View Article‘Windows of My Soul’
One of the messages composing the chandelier of The Soul of Philanthropy. Take heed and make this a great week! — VF
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