J. at MoMa, 2007
Perhaps it's ironic -- it's certainly poetic, as The Cassandra Pages enters its tenth year -- my partner and husband, the infamous J., has just started his own blog, as part of his professional website. Jonathan has patiently endured and supported my blogging obsession for a decade, and I'm happy to share a link to his new site, and encourage you to take a look.
Iceland, 2011.
As some of you know, Jonathan is a very fine professional photographer. The blog is built around his personal photos, but it's not a photo blog exclusively - he's using each one (they'll be published about once a week, he says) to explore and write about a particular subject. He has an unusual and creative way of looking at things, so it should be pretty interesting.
As for me, I'm reminded of a recurrent line in the book I'm reading now, a international espionage thriller called Istanbul Passage, by Joseph Kanon, where the Romanian spy keeps saying, "Turn the chess board. The game always looks different from the other side." Jonathan has always quipped that he reads my blog to find out what's happening in our life, but I will no doubt be rewarded with a different view of the same thing, from his perspective!
Montreal, 2012
Oh, lovely--shall look "from both sides now."
Posted by: marly youmans | January 21, 2013 at 01:51 PM
I am new reader. I have gone back and read many of your posts and had to tell you how much I love your blog.
Photography always interests me. And, the photographs taken by your husband are absolutely brilliant. Beautiful, beautiful photography.
(The link to his website seems broken, though. I googled it.)
Posted by: Beyondsixrivers.wordpress.com | January 21, 2013 at 02:00 PM
Thanks so much, Beyond Six Rivers! Welcome to The Cassandra Pages, I'm very glad to know you are reading and enjoying it.(Thanks -- the link to Jonathan's site is fixed now.)
Posted by: Beth | January 21, 2013 at 02:54 PM
What beautiful images of Jonathan! and I look so forward to reading his blog. Thanks for letting us know.
Posted by: Rachel Barenblat | January 21, 2013 at 05:46 PM
Thanks, Rachel. I've been deliberately taking pictures of Jonathan taking pictures for a long time now, I think I started about 25 years ago. Someday I should collect them and do a virtual exhibit. It was fun looking back and choosing these today, a little tour through our fairly recent life. You were there, that day at MoMA!
Posted by: Beth | January 21, 2013 at 05:55 PM
Oh, what nice news! I look forward to beautiful regular photographic treats and also remember, from that long magazine feature some years ago, how much I enjoyed Jonathan's writing.
And I too love your photos of the photographer.
Posted by: Jean | January 22, 2013 at 07:57 AM
That's great news, will certainly put Jonathan on my blogroll now. That top photo is mind-blowing, fantastic, brilliant! The wavy lines of the buildings outside...it's as if the whole thing is suddenly going to start moving, undulating.
Posted by: Natalie | January 22, 2013 at 01:13 PM
Montreal looks fabulous through his eyes. I'm headed over to his blog now.
Posted by: hattie | January 23, 2013 at 09:53 PM
Ah, what a fascinating new development. Thank you for this great news, and J for taking the plunge.
And I agree with Natalie - that photo on top is something special.
Posted by: parmanu | January 27, 2013 at 04:56 PM