This was far and away THE most difficult shot I created for the “Delaware Before the Railroads” book. I wanted to get an exterior shot of the New Castle Courthouse in the town of the same name. Well, the early spring day I went there turned out to be rainy. I’ve been shooting long enough…
I’ve only included two retouched photos out of the 100+ in my new book “Delaware Before the Railroads.” I could have retouched more, sure, but my aim is to present truthful photos of Delaware historic sites as they look currently. So. This replica of a famous Delaware lighthouse was photographed with a drone. I rotated…
Up until a couple of years ago, the statue of Caesar Rodney was prominently featured in downtown Wilmington, commanding a square named after this famous Delaware patriot. I was looking forward to photographing it for the “Delaware Before the Railroads” book, but when I went to Rodney Square over the summer, the statue was no…
You remember the Boston Tea Party. Delawareans of that time were equally pissed off about Britain taxing them without the colonists having a say of any sort in the matter: “taxation without representation”. In 1773 a group of Delaware patriots formed to keep the East India company and its hated tea out of the colony.…
