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Photo essay: 2. Abbeys of the Heart
It seemed like a lifetime had passed since I lived at the Abbey of San Vincenzo, in Isernia, Italy. I had gone there to meet and study with a [...]
Photo essay: Abbeys of the Heart
Ancient abbeys dot the map of Normandy. Most famous is the soaring Mont Saint Michel, which UNESCO has deemed a World Heritage Site, and is one of the abbeys [...]
Photo essay: Calvados Michel Huard
True to type, I was a New York City kid, aware of the connections between a carton of milk and the udders of a cow, wine and grapes, but [...]
Poverty Dept.
Occasionally a current event breathes new life into a forgotten time. In 1992, I spent a considerable period with homeless people on Los Angeles’ Skid Row. I had come [...]
The lion tamer
Something I have learned to “be on the lookout for,” living here in the countryside of Normandy, France, is the occasion or the experience that makes me feel that [...]
Author
Born and raised in New York City, Betsy has worked as a journalist for a variety of newspapers including the Cody Enterprise in Wyoming and the New York Daily News. Photography has played an important role in her storytelling and a clunky Nikon ranks among her favorite companions. A French citizen, she lives in rural Normandy with her Blacksmith husband and two Potcake dogs rescued from the streets of Guadeloupe.