I was completely captivated by Joseph O'Connor's readings tonight! I loved how his writing style combined such clear and concise language with beautiful vocabulary and vivid imagery. Each piece he recited really hit me. This was another speaker that was not difficult to stay attentive to. His smooth presentation and incredible work made the event go by quickly and enjoyably. I simply loved the poem that O'Connor wrote about Baruch. It just spoke to me so much! I loved how he painted such an incredibly lively and unique picture of the environment that is our campus.

Last night I was taking the Q-train back to Manhattan from Brooklyn, and I noticed an interesting display of artwork outside of the subway car. As the train sped past the wall in front of me, I noticed tiny light filled slits in the wall. I looked closer and noticed that through each of these openings I could see pieces of images. Each portion of the image combined with the one following it to create the illusion of movement in the pictures. One of the pictures I remember was a childlike rocket ship that took of for space as we passed by.

After reading Professor Bergman's comment suggesting that I compare photojournalistic photography to the kind of photography done by artists like Thomas Neff, I decided it would make a perfect blog topic! Walking down the streets in the city everyday we see photographs on newspapers and magazines, and at home we see images on TV and the internet. Every image we see impacts us in a different way. I found two similar images of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, one by Thomas Neff and the other by David J.