Bill Lascher 7/27/16 Bill Lascher 7/27/16

Before and After. Wartime Chongqing as Captured by Melville Jacoby's Lens.

After spending four years with the research, writing and re-writing that shaped Eve of a Hundred Midnights, I feel sometimes as if I've lived in Melville Jacoby's shoes. At least, I feel as if I've seen the world through his eyes. As you can see in the following photos, Chongqing was a place of extensive striving and, after years and years of bombing — during his stints there in 1940 and 1941 Mel experienced 168 air raids — deeply scarred yet incredibly resilient.

Bill Lascher 5/29/13 Bill Lascher 5/29/13

Portfolio Pick: Books Remain on My Brain

Yesterday, I shared a picture from my portfolio of the Seattle Public Library. I'm still thinking about books today, and I'm often thinking about Los Angeles. So why not share another of my favorite pictures? This time, enjoy a glimpse of the Rotunda at the Los Angeles Central Library. Isn't it interesting that two of my favorite shots in my portfolio are of libraries? Like this image? Though I’m first and foremost a writer, I do shoot pictures when I can. You can see some of my favorite shots and even order prints if you like by visiting my Photoshelter portfolio.

Bill Lascher 5/28/13 Bill Lascher 5/28/13

Portfolio Pick: Books on The Brain and The Seattle Public Library

Because I spent most of my weekend reading (or, rather, re-reading) Paul French's mesmerizing "Midnight in Peking"), because publishing houses are currently evaluating my own book proposal, because my twitter stream is full of tweets from Book Expo America, and because books are amazing any time, today's portfolio pick comes from the astounding Seattle Public Library.

Bill Lascher 10/13/10 Bill Lascher 10/13/10

A few thousand words on the road

I've been driving and fighting off a cold while traveling to the 2010 Society of Environmental Journalists Conference. Now I'm here and diving right into the event. For now here are a few thousand words -- in the form of a few dozen photos -- describing what I saw.

Bill Lascher 5/11/10 Bill Lascher 5/11/10

Sights seen while not writing

Bill Lascher 3/17/09 Bill Lascher 3/17/09

Seen This Week Gets PDX'ed.

I've been in Portland (the Oregon edition) since March 13 for what could easily be the last Spring Break of my life (and for some personal business). So I have a handful of shots I took from here and there around and above Portland (actually, my aerial photography took place a bit south of Portland).

Bill Lascher 3/2/09 Bill Lascher 3/2/09

Seen This Week: Feb. 23 - Mar 2

It has been a bit of one of those weekends for me — not to complain to strangers, though ‚ I'll let the images speak for themselves. Highlights include an afternoon on campus at USC, a Saturday afternoon visit to the Bicycle district at Heliotrope and Melrose, and a quick jaunt up the coast to the Red Brick Gallery for Fashion Week Ventura, an event benefiting AIDS Project Ventura.