January 13, 2008 written by Steven Barrymore photographs by Steven Barrymore FROM THE FILM COLLECTION Taking some time off. The Being of Life articles will return next month. Below are some favorite images from a collection of slides, photographed circa 1980′s in San Francisco. These scenes were photographed with Leica equipment (Reflex and rangefinder). Image [...]

June 14, 2010 Typewriter With A Split Personality written by Steven Barrymore I am a sucker for technology, old school and new. I came across a combination of old and new tech in a YouTube video that really caught my attention. Developer Jack Zylkin, a is a reclusive genius with 57 cats, according to his [...]

Being of Life — the Blog and Images Magical web site have moved to a NEW hosting service. The web site is being updated and the Blog is being rebuilt. March 10, 2008 Update: The major portions of the update and rebuild are complete. The new hosting service provided great support in this transition process.

May 16, 2009 Bart Simpson Live written by Steven Barrymore The Danville International Children’s Film Festival opened Friday May 15, 2009 with a VIP reception that included Nancy Cartwright, best known as the voice of Bart Simpson. Raini Rodriguez, co-star in the 2009 movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Charlie Chaplin (performer Robert Martin) and the [...]

article originally published in The Daily Green Why California Recycled 80% of Glass and the Rest of the U.S. 30% Evidence that Nickle and Dime Deposits Work By Dan Shapley California is on pace to recycle nearly 80% of the glass introduced into commerce in 2008, according to the latest statistics — up from 71% [...]

May 14, 2008 More Unexplained and Unexpected written by Steven Barrymore The photographic subjects I image for Images Magical don’t come by accident. I feel that I am directed — not by a voice — but by an intuitive feeling to these subjects. Below are two images, part of the http://www.imagesmagical.com/ Images Magical collection. Two [...]