This photograph is a tribute to my husband's grandfather. I never knew him, but I have a feeling I would have liked him. Family members say that he was rarely seen without a camera in his hand. His favorite brand was Polaroid.

My husband and his brother were telling me about a photograph that his grandfather took years ago, back when they were children. It was when his parents first bought the house they live in. His grandfather was awed by this spiral staircase. (I was too when I first saw it) My husband described the photograph and had the idea for me to take a photo like it. So I did. I saw the photograph AFTER I took the photo. I had chosen a very similar viewpoint as my husband's grandfather. Same side of the pole, feet in photo, looking straight down. The only difference was I was using a 50mm that was open pretty wide, and his grandfather was using a polaroid with a larger plane of view...so in his photograph you can see the stained glass artwork on the wall and more what is above what I took.

Amusing. So...here is my tribute to my husband's grandfather and his love of photography and the spiral stairway.