Communication

woman and man in animated conversation

Say what you mean and mean what you say

Communication can be difficult, even on a good day. Because we say ‘yes’ when we mean ‘no’ and the other way around. And sometimes, a word just doesn’t mean what you think it means.

Swedish King Carl XVI Gustav on sidewalk

I photographed the King of Sweden

I was in professional photography school. One day we heard that the King was coming to town. This was our chance to all test out being news/celebrity/paparazzi photographers.

Standing man and woman engaged in active conversation that includes listening to each other

I’m listening

Frasier Crane would say “I’m listening” and pretty much not. Do you feel like that’s happening around you? How do we listen to actually hear others, making them feel understood?

Blurred people walking in Grand Central Terminal

“Cosmopolitan” is a _______ word

Recently I discovered that “cosmopolitan” apparently is a bad word to some people. Silly me, I always thought a cosmopolitan person was someone who’d been places, different cities, different cultures, different countries and who moved with ease in them all.

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