Photo Walk Gallery
Neenah, Wisconsin
Last night I met up with friends from The Photo Opp - a local photography club based in Appleton. I think I’m a bit of an outlier in their group being from Green Bay which is the northern most part of the Fox River cities. Pretty much every city along the river south of us is referred to as the Fox River Valley. The Valley from Kaukauna to Oshkosh seems to share a culture that Green Bay isn’t really a part of - and that’s where we do a lot of our community photo walks. Last night we all gathered in Neenah.
Like many of the places on the Fox River, Neenah is a mill town - most known for old companies like Neenah Paper Co. and Neenah Foundry.
It’s more infamously known from the 1996 song Where the Hell is Neenah?, by C.W.A. (Cheeseheads With Attitude).
As always happens when I explore the Valley, I found downtown Neenah to be interesting and photogenic. Their downtown library has a main entrance on the waterfront where there is a small harbor for motor boats. Small storefronts are mixed in easily with taller office buildings - with everything being very walkable. Their alleys are tidy with just the right amount of back-of-the-building grunge to peak my interest. Here are some of my snaps from the evening.
I don’t think all cities have a palette - but downtown Neenah definitely does. Due in large part to Neenah Center, three tall office buildings painted a reddish-orange color, I could see complimentary red and green everywhere.
Let me know in the comments which photo is your favorite. Mine is the flag bunting in the narrow walkway between two buildings. As you know - I’m always curious about how we use flags. Here’s a link to an article I posted about it last year.
A New Painting
This week I’ve been working on this painting titled Newport Village, a real place I visited back in 2023.
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Great job Tania!
You live near Oshkosh? My boss lives there!