Category Archives: Photography

I See What You Mean

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Today’s post is something different for me. My friend Kathleen is editor of a newsletter that publishes fiction, poetry, and essays. Because her publication is limited to black-and-white reproduction of images, and the article below contains a color image, she … Continue reading →

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The Influence of Influences

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Inspiration may strike, but creativity accumulates. One is lightning in a bottle; the other is molasses—slow to pour, but sticky enough to catch the stray ephemera that lend rich flavor to whatever artistic projects you’ve got baking. Creativity is not … Continue reading →

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Smiley (Or, The Most Happy Staircase)

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Two references to unpack in that title, but first . . . . . . here’s a photo I took the other day around 2:15 PM of the atrium staircase at the Grohmann Museum (where my office is). If you … Continue reading →

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Fun with Lines

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Just a few “lines” photos from the past couple of weeks. Although the subject matter is a little mundane, together they constitute a fun collection of “striped” moments in my life during late June and early July. So why not? … Continue reading →

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Day and Night at the Museum (after the rain)

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

I took this picture of the Grohmann Museum reflected in a puddle in August of 2016. I loved it, and it was accepted the following year for a fiftieth-anniversay exhibition of alumni art at my undergraduate school, Wright State University. … Continue reading →

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Sun + Fog (Again😀)

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

So this is what happens when you live on a large body of water. When the lake is colder than the air temperature, you get fog. Conversely, in winter when the lake is much warmer than the air temperature you … Continue reading →

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AI and my iPhone

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

I discovered a cool AI feature in my iPhone 16’s photo-editing tools yesterday: an image eraser! Remember yesterday’s post about the fog-draped office building on an otherwise sunny afternoon? Here’s the interesting background on how I very quickly edited that … Continue reading →

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Patchy fog, sunny afternoon

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Strange weather in Milwaukee today. We began with drizzle in the early morning, like 5:00 AM, which then turned into a thick fog for the drive downtown. I was working in my office all day, and by mid-day everything outside … Continue reading →

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Central Library, Milwaukee Public Library

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

If you Google Milwaukee’s Central Library, you’ll see images of a gorgeous Neo-Renaissance-style (according to Wikipedia) building. And it’s true: The Central Library is a work of art. It was originally home to the Public Museum, a history of which … Continue reading →

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Urban trees with a purple glow

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Katherine Wikoff

Just another photo from my day. Actually, this one is from my evening. Tonight was the MSOE Scholarship and Donor Dinner, an event where donors who fund scholarships get to sit down and share a meal with the students who … Continue reading →

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