Author Archives: Dr. Hare

Berlin Walls Revisited

Dear Dr. Hare, forgive me for not writing sooner. I’ve been in transit, moving through a couple of places, and now I’m in Berlin, walking through streets that I know in and out from my early years in photography. At some point, a few days ago, I had to think of the ancient puzzle of [...]
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Season’s Greetings

Dear Dr. Hare, thanks so much for your reply. I just noted that you did not send me a season’s greetings card, and that you actually never do that. I still get cards from people I met in the distant past, before I decided to do only things I like, with people I like. That [...]
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Rites Of Competition

Dear Dr. Hare, it strikes me that Americans have raised competition to an art form. I don’t mean that Americans are more competitive than other people. It’s more about the idea of winning, and an interesting readiness to accept a complete lack of skill (I’m thinking of a TV show about people climbing Mount Everest [...]
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