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  Hugo Burnand and his team of wedding photographers as they bike to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Wedding. If you thought the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton was a media circus; the photographer asked to cover it for the “royals” contributed to that image. On the morning of April 29, 2011, London-based [...]

Do you like free food, rock music and give aways? Then get ready for a fun afternoon at Falls Day in the Park this Sunday – Oct. 2nd – from 1 – 4 p.m. at East River Park on Lewis Road in Olmsted Falls. There will be free hot dogs, chili, brats, donuts, apple cider and [...]

Although its doubtful that Leonardo Da Vinci consumed 3,604 cups of coffee while painting the Mona Lisa; it took a team of eight people about three hours to recreate it with that many cups at the The Rocks Aroma Festival in Sydney, Australia in 2009. The different shades were created by adding milk in varying amounts with [...]

Monet was one of many cherished pets in our home. She didn’t do well in a car so she never went on vacation with us. Do you love your pet so much that you take him on vacation? If you answered “yes,” do you have some really cool or crazy photos of him taking in [...]

There was carnage all over East Ninth Street this week after several explosions rocked downtown Cleveland – rattling office windows and the nerves of the workers within. But fear not, Captain America was on the scene to restore calm. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the past few weeks, you’ve heard how the filming [...]

Ever since I wrote about publishing my Picturesque Olmsted Falls coffee table book, I’ve been getting TONS of e-mails asking where I had it printed. Seems like every one wants to have a gorgeous keepsake of their vacations, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries – even the adventures of family pets – including a guinea pig! After months [...]

Picturesque Olmsted Falls by Mark Madere | Make Your Own Book   For years, people have asked when I would publish a collection of my artistic renderings of the many notable scenes of Olmsted Falls. The wait is finally over! Check out the “sneak peak” of the book – above. It has 47 total images. They [...]

From the movie – One Day… After one day together, Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter (Jim Sturgess) begin a friendship that will last a lifetime. What’s your One Day? Your college graduation? Your first kiss? Your wedding day? A visit with your mother? Share the memorable moments of your life with a snapshot. Enter the [...]

Is this the “World’s Cutest Dog” or what? Boo, an adorable Pomeranian, has really hit the “big time.”  He has several videos on YouTube and was even raved about on Khloe Kardashian’s personal blog! Parade Magazine just did a story on him and he has a rapidly expanding following on his own Facebook page with well [...]

  Ever lose a great photo because it was out-of-focus? That may soon be a thing of the past if the Lytro camera delivers as promised! Before reading any further, click on different areas of each photo (above) to see how this camera allows you to choose any part of the scene to be in [...]