Towards a new type of narrative?

Early Morning Ohio Countryside in Winter / Yost & Fraim John Fraim Using discovered own contents of photo images on my MacBook Air as my personal database of photos to draw from. This includes video clips, music and photos as well as voices filmed in live action or by VO.  For years, I’ve studied and […]

The Wind Spirit

In New Albany, a waving tall figure blows on a windy day. The kind they have at new home development openings or car dealerships. Here, it is set up for an event in New Albany that looks to have a storm coming. The figure dissolves into clouds going over our home. Turned the clouds upside […]

New Albany

Maybe it’s a good time to do a little reflection about where I’ve been for the past ten years. We’ve been living in New Albany, Ohio. We moved here from Palm Desert, California. Recently, we bought a home in Ft. Collins, Colorado where we’ve been visiting for a number of years. It seems we don’t […]

Ft. Collins

New Neighborhood with Rockies in Background Out here since 6/29 getting our new home in Ft. Collins set-up. Been coming here for 8 years. Moved some things from our home in New Albany but keeping both homes. Morning Walk – Many Paths & Biketrails The Bloom Development is Still Being Built Natural Wetlands Area Where […]

The Ecology of Brands

Fly With The Wind / McCoy Tyner ________________________ John Fraim Today, an increasing asset in competition is not always the product itself but rather the products connection to universe of accessories that connect with the main product. In effect, there seems to be a particular ecology surrounding a brand. Those who have/had GoPro cameras will […]

Ponderings …

Photo by Richard Yost / Editing by John Fraim Evening of 6/11/26 (The Dog Days of summer have already hit central Ohio) (Ponderings and Qs to AI from 6:29 to 7:00 pm est on 6/11/26) Learning to tolerate paradox without resolving it  The Real Source of American Growth Miles Davis / In A Silent Way […]

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars / Les Doigts de L’Homme (2004) Formed in 2003, Les Doigts de L’Homme (The Fingers of Man) are celebrating their 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, they released an ambitious double album that reflects the journey they have taken over the years, showcasing an approach that is more original and personal than ever. […]

Backrooms.

Canadian Sunset / Oscar Peterson ___________________ Last week I saw Curry Barker’s Obsession. I realized I was watching a new vision in modern cinema. Perhaps a new type of genre. Made up of horror. Yet horror seen in different ways. As he showed so eloqeuntlyy in his short film Enigma. One of the greatest short […]