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Tourist Eyes – Jeff Stein, AIA
21 Jan 2015

Tourist Eyes – Jeff Stein, AIA

by David Licata | posted in: Guest Blogger | 0

I recently emailed an update on A Life’s Work to Jeff Stein, AIA, president of the Cosanti Foundation. Part of his reply was the following — PS: I gave a presentation at a recent AIA/American Institute of Architects convention in … Continued

Arcosanti, Cosanti Foundation, Jeff Stein, photography, rainbows, Tourist eyes
Tourist Eyes – Kevin Nutt
27 Feb 2014

Tourist Eyes – Kevin Nutt

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may recall an interview with WFMU dj Kevin Nutt, he of Sinner’s Crossroads. Kevin provided many wonderful photographs to accompany the interview, but I held off using one because it seemed … Continued

Kevin Nutt, Sinner's Crossroads, Tourist eyes, WFMU
Tourist Eyes – William W. Heffner
9 Aug 2013

Tourist Eyes – William W. Heffner

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

William W. Heffner, friend and A Life’s Work’s secret weapon (many of the links and photos on the ALW Facebook page are posted by Bill) sent me some photos he took with his tourist eyes. Bill writes: On a warm … Continued

mannequins, photography, Tourist eyes, William Heffner
Tourist Eyes – Christine Lofgren
11 Jun 2013

Tourist Eyes – Christine Lofgren

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

Christine Lofgren, she who planted a Bristlecone Pine tree, writes: Thanks for your post and for planting the seed in my head about using our “tourist eyes.” Growing up as an Army brat and then continuing to move around once … Continued

Christine Lofgren, photography, Tourist eyes
Tourist Eyes – Jamie Newton
5 Jun 2013

Tourist Eyes – Jamie Newton

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

Artist and friend Jamie Newton writes: You asked for it. Here’s a shot from Portland’s Japanese Garden. It’s a really wonderful garden, less ostentatious than it’s neighbor the Rose Garden. Both are big tourist attractors. This is one of the … Continued

Jamie Newton, photography, Tourist eyes
Tourist Eyes – Sai Nakama
3 Jun 2013

Tourist Eyes – Sai Nakama

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

Sai Nakama, friend, recent college graduate, photography and aviation enthusiast, sent me a couple of photographs he took of his everyday surroundings using his tourist eyes. Sai, a reserved young gentleman, writes of the photos: One is of Bryant Park … Continued

Bryant Park, photography, Sai Nakama, Tourist eyes
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Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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