GEH

This is the George Eastman House on East Avenue in Rochester, NY. It is the world's oldest photography museum and one of the world's oldest film archives. It was the home of George Eastman, of Eastman Kodak fame, before it opened as a museum of photography in 1949. It is world-renowned for its photograph and motion picture archives. I first came here in 1960 as a Freshman at Rochester Institute of Technology, and have come back here at least once a year, every year since then. When we come to Rochester to visit family, this is first place I come to see the latest photography exhibitions, and displays of photographic equipment. I always take time to photograph the gardens and grounds as well. This time, it was long after sunset when I left, and raining as well, and I thought I should see what the building would look like at night in the rain, just for something different. I tried several different views, and this is my favorite. It was worth getting soaked in order to make this photograph. (Be sure to click on the image to see a larger photo, with *much* better color!)