Port of Houston Photos: Artist = A-Okay, You = Terrorist

Splitting my days between work and small, adorable child has been kicking my ass. Both are rewarding, and small, adorable child even accompanied me to work this week. Time was running out, so Z watched while I finished the installation of Houston Center for Photography's new, great shows...

"Human Nature: Photography by Benjamin Drummond & Sara Joy Steele, Lucas Foglia, Mary Daniel Hobson, Pablo Lopez, Paula McCartney, Travis Roozee, Larry Schwarm, Jay Tyrrell, Lou Vest, and Robert Voit"

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"Human Nature - Collaborations VI: Food"

One of the pieces was a video of digital images taken on a ship navigating the Port of Houston. It shows the night-time navigation of the port, sharing the channel with other ships and detailing the activity around it. Which made me smile, for this kind of photography could only be the action of a terrorist. Which explains the policy of Sam Houston Boat Tours, which makes their website both menacing and welcoming...

"...Security regulations also prohibit the carrying of any camera equipment aboard the M/V Sam Houston and the taking of photographs from aboard the ship is strictly prohibited...

...Get ready for an unforgettably spectacular waterborne tour of one of the busiest ports in the world aboard the Port of Houston Authority's free public tour boat!...

...Embarking from the port's Sam Houston Pavilion, visiting sightseers can enjoy passing views of international cargo vessels, and operations at the port's Turning Basin Terminal. Measuring 95 feet in length and 24 feet in width, the boat carries a maximum capacity of 100 passengers with air-conditioned lounge seating and additional standing room on the boat's rear deck...."

So, have a great time on our free tour (which is pretty cool), but we will be wiping your mind clean. Because if you have fond memories of this experience, the terrorists win!