Category Archives: Photography

At the doctor’s office (photos taken while waiting to check in)

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

I had an appointment earlier this week and noticed the sunlight in a hallway off to the side while waiting in line to check in. The person at the head of the line was having an extended conversation with the … Continue reading →

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My own little light at the end of a tunnel

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Stayed late at work last night, although not quite as late as this darkness would seem to indicate. Sunset is coming earlier in Wisconsin these days, and the Grohmann Museum closes at 5 PM. I took this picture on my … Continue reading →

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When life imitates art (or, the imperfection of perfection)

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

I walked into my office in the Grohmann Museum on MSOE’s campus the other day and really liked the golden autumn glow of light reflecting from the locust tree outside my window. Especially appealing was the correspondence between the dead … Continue reading →

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Two apartment buildings

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

Just a quick photo today. I liked the lines and colors of these two apartment buildings, which I noticed while daydreaming during an extra long stop at the traffic light facing south at Farwell and Ogden thanks to Milwaukee’s train/shuttle, … Continue reading →

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Lines Crossed

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

The sky is overcast in Milwaukee this morning. For some reason this bird and all the crisscrossed lines caught my eye when I stepped out onto our back porch with my cup of coffee to supervise our dog. She had … Continue reading →

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An Ironing man at work in his mobile cart by the street side, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

An Ironing man at work in his mobile cart by the street side, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India An Ironing man at work in his mobile cart by the street side, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India I love—absolutely LOVE!—the colors in this … Continue reading →

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Happy Accident

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

An accidental photo I took of a carpet. Not really sure how it happened, and it’s blurry because my hand was moving. (I intended to take a picture of a faraway sign so I could then enlarge the photo and … Continue reading →

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Groovy Butter

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

I was making toast for breakfast and liked the look of grooves left behind when I sliced through the butter. Wondered how it would look if all you could see were the grooves. A little fuzzy in terms of resolution, … Continue reading →

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Purple Swirls

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

This is what I saw as I was drinking water from a colorful old Tupperware glass in the kitchen one recent night with the light above the sink shining through. This glass was part of a set my kids used … Continue reading →

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Self-portrait in red bathrobe among dirty dishes

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

I’ve been sick the past week and a half with what I assume is Omicron, despite being double-vaxxed, boosted, and perpetually masked. Drugstores have been sold out of Covid tests, and lines at drive-up test sites are several blocks long. … Continue reading →

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