Some fiddling with the lens,
some flattery with the light-
and Smile! We smile. Snap!
Our smiles, deft as [birds],
clearing the shutter flap,
take roost within the little box of [s]ight.
 
“Family Album”
Robert B. Shaw

[Family Tradition, from my Card Games series, has been selected for inclusion in in the “34th Annual Members Only Show” sponsored by the Texas Photographic Society. The exhibition will open on August 14, 2021, at the Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, Texas.]