1000 Words

Sara Leikin Sara Leikin

1000 Words

A photograph is worth (at least) a thousand words. Here are my thousand words to describe photographs, techniques, and the moments that make the image.

From the archives: September 15, 2016, My Problem with Portraits
From the archives: September 15, 2016, My Problem with Portraits
This week, I called my cousin to tell him that my wonderful father had passed away on Sunday morning, peacefully and as the sun was rising over the creek behind the house. Cousin Jeffrey recounted that my father was a wonderful storyteller and it led to a conversation about creativity and...
From the archives: August 28, 2016, In Honor of Italy
From the archives: August 28, 2016, In Honor of Italy
In September 2015, I spent a beautiful week in Cortona, Italy at the Cortona Center of Photography. A hill town in Tuscany, it might be famous for its role in Frances Mayes' Under The Tuscan Sun, but for me it will always be the place that confirmed my love of photography and appreciation...
From the archives: August 12, 2016, Dim sum in Cairo
From the archives: August 12, 2016, Dim sum in Cairo
Dim sum. Just the phrase floods my brain with images, my mouth starts to water and my stomach growls at the thought of it. Dumplings filled with molten shrimp and pork. Emerald green sautéed bok choi. Chicken feet. Peking duck. Silver carts overflowing with bamboo steamers and porcelain...
From the archives: August 6, 2016, Perspective
From the archives: August 6, 2016, Perspective
" Looking out from Mokattam Mountain towards the Cairo, Egypt neighborhood of Manshiyat Naser, you'll notice something beautiful. There, in the center of the neighborhood often referred to as Garbage City (named so for its trash-lined streets) is a painted mural that spans more than 50...
Turning 50
Turning 50
In July 2023, I turned 50. It honestly hadn’t been looming on my radar screen- there was too much else going on in my life. I had moved back to my home state of Ohio after being away for almost 30 years in 2022, changed jobs, changed relationships… too much change to be thinking...
Braving the Night
Braving the Night
When I was 10 years old, at summer camp, our counselors came into the cabin one night to wake us up and herd our sleepy little selves out to the horse pasture. I don’t remember if there was a program, but I have never forgotten that sky. The phrase “blanket of stars” is...

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