Place Saint-Michel, Paris Left Bank. By Paul Goldfinger. Blogfinger. Click once to enlarge.
DJANGO REINHARDT from the movie Something’s Gotta Give: “Brazil”
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Place Saint-Michel. Paris, Latin Quarter.
Posted in Music from the movies, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery France, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography: Black and White gallery, tagged Paris, Place St. Michel on June 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, Southwest France
Posted in Music, Photo gallery: Europe, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photographic Gallery, Color, tagged Photograph from Bordeaux france on June 3, 2026| Leave a Comment »
Paul Goldfinger St. Emilion, France. Dordogne region. Growers of Bordeaux wine. Silver gelatin dark room print by the photographer. Click once for full view.
SIDNEY BECHET (soprano sax) with “Si Tu Vois Ma Mere” from the Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris.
Jetty or not, here I come.
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photographic Gallery: Ocean Grove, tagged Jetty in the Grove, John Denver Calypso on April 19, 2026|
Ocean Grove, April 13, 2014. By Paul Goldfinger. Click image to enlarge. What’s going on?
ANTONIO BANDERAS “Beautiful Maria of My Soul” from the movie Mambo Kings.
The Battle of Monmouth. 1778.
Posted in Jersey Shore gallery, Music from the movies, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photographic Gallery: New Jersey, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, tagged Battle of Monmouth Courthouse, Monmouth Battlefield State Park on April 16, 2026| 1 Comment »
Monmouth Battlefield State Park. Photograph atop Combs Hill. By Paul Goldfinger 2014. . Click once to enlarge.
Paul Goldfinger, MD, Editor Blogfinger.net
The Battle of Monmouth took place in the vicinity of Monmouth Courthouse in Freehold.
On a blistering hot day on June 28, 1778 the land that is now Monmouth Battlefield State Park was the site of one of the longest battles of the American Revolutionary War.
From the “State Parks Information”: “Here at Monmouth, Washington restored a reputation battered by defeats in 1777. In the day-long battle in the hills, wood lots, farm fields and meadows, the main Continental Army, retrained at Valley Forge, repulsed attacks by the main British Army.
By the end, over 600 men were dead, dying or wounded and the Continental Army held the field.”
The vista above is from Combs Hill where the Continental Army had placed their artillery.
The park is a beautiful place where you can visit, picnic, ride horses or sleighs. The visitor center is near where I was standing to make this photograph. The address is 16 Rt 33 Business in Manalapan.
I enjoy photographing battlefields, although this is only my second. The first is Gettysburg which we have visited quite a few times. Battlefields are evocative of so many qualities of man including bravery, fighting for right and freedom, loyalty and sacrifice.
It seems as if you can time- travel back in such a place as this, and that is an emotional experience.
I tried to capture that mood in this photograph which is much better felt in black and white than with color. —
Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.net
BAND OF HM ROYAL MARINES: “Main Theme from Saving Private Ryan” (2006) Written by John Williams.
Carnevale
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Black and White, tagged Carnivale masks and puppets, New Orleans music with Kermit Ruffins on March 13, 2026| 1 Comment »
Carnevale in Italy originated in Venice over 1,000 years ago. It is the last festival before Lent. In some places it is called Mardi Gras. Party goers wear elaborate costumes and masks.
In Florence, Italy, there are some shops that sell masks designed by artists who sign their work. We visited such a workshop in Florence, near the Ponte Vecchio. That area has one jewelry store after another, but this shop specialized in masks and puppets.
Florence, Italy. Mask and puppet atelier. By Paul Goldfinger © Click.
KERMIT RUFFINS. In the spirit of New Orleans Mardi Gras we present a selection from “We Partyin’ Traditional Style.”
Don’t mess with cops named Florence.
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography gallery Italy, tagged Italy on Blogfinger on March 13, 2026|
Carabinieri. Florence, Italy. Ponte Vecchio across the Arno River. Paul Goldfinger
OutKast featuring Norah Jones:
Hatikvah (the Hope)
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography by Paul Goldfinger, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged Hatikvah, Munich movie on March 3, 2026|
Paul Goldfinger ©
“Hatikvah (The Hope)” is the national anthem of Israel. This version is conducted by John Williams from the soundtrack of the 2005 film Munich.
Ain”t she sweet?
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Black and White, tagged Photo: Julia West Howard on February 26, 2026|
Julia West Howard, a Broadway star, retired to OG from 1937 till her death in 1948. She lived at 113 Mt. Hermon Way–our house. This was a publicity photo (see the stamp). We wrote an article about her on Blogfinger last year. —PG
Link to the Julia article on Blogfinger: Julia Link
Here’s a musical tribute to Julia–a song from the Roaring Twenties by Gene Austin:
Black and white sunset….Gulf of Mexico
Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged Beatles "Something.", Florida sunset on February 17, 2026|
Sunset at Bunch Beach in Ft. Myers, Florida by Paul Goldfinger. Click to enlarge.
It’s a black and white sunset, and someone once asked me how I could photograph a colored flower in black and white.
The answer is that color may be pretty, but the soul of a photograph is in the light—the luminance.
And there may be other intangibles to a black and white image which attract appreciation, such as the way George Harrison sees a certain woman below.
Paul Goldfinger . Bunche Beach, Florida.
BEATLES. “Something” was written by George Harrison, the Beatles’ lead guitarist for the 1961 album Abbey Road. This is from the One (1) album.
“Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don’t want to leave her now
You know I believe and how..”
St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Little Italy, NYC
Posted in Blogfinger News, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photos: New York City street series, tagged Old St. Patrick's Cathedral on February 4, 2026| 1 Comment »
Mulberry Street, near Chinatown. By Paul Goldfinger, MD, Blogfinger.net. Sept 2013. Click once to enlarge. ©
Little Italy has been fading away for years. Yet you can still take a food tour there and visit family businesses that exist after more than one hundred years.
On Columbus Day, the Italian-American community is celebrated —-Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL BOYS AND GIRLS CHOIR “The Lord is my Shepherd”
The Italian Riviera (Cinque Terre)
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Black and White, tagged Cingue Terra Italy, The Italian Riviera in black and white on January 17, 2026| 1 Comment »
Vernazza, Italy. Silver gelatin print by Paul Goldfinger. Click once for full view
RONALD NALDI (Tenor from Ocean Grove and the Metropolitan Opera). “Mattinata”. From his album of Neapolitan songs and romances. Torna a Surriento
Gallery: What do you see?
Posted in Photographic Gallery, Black and White, tagged Photo: Sanibel Island on January 8, 2026| 2 Comments »
Lighthouse Beach. Sanibel Island, Florida. Re-post. November 2012. By Paul Goldfinger. Then try to click on the image. Look before you read the comments.
IMUS RANCH ALBUM: “You Better Move On”
Sleepy time in Ocean Grove…
Posted in Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photographic Gallery, Black and White, Photography Nights in Ocean Grove, Photography: Jersey Shore Gallery, tagged Ocean Grove at night on January 6, 2026|
Mt. Hermon Way, Ocean Grove. By Paul Goldfinger.
JOE BROWN: It starts with a ukulele and then picks up an orchestral component later. At times it sounds like a balalaika component.