exploring nature’s infinite connections
It's hard to believe I am still finding photos from my old photo gallery that I haven't moved over to my new one. Heck, I started this effort more than 2 years ago. The fact is, the old gallery has become somewhat of a "to-do" list on photographs I want to update and...
May can be just as colorful month as October when it comes to trees. They have a softer, more subtle palette than the more dramatic hues of autumn, but no less enjoyable. Like autumn, It is also short-lived, as the colors eventually transition to more homogeneous...
This month I start a series of month-end summary posts about the goings-on around my site and my photography work. I stole this idea (with permission) from Alexander Kunz who has for a long time published a series of monthly "End Notes" in a similar fashion. It is...
A question I often struggle with when working with abstracts is when it comes to the name. Do I label it with what it is, or what I imagined it is? Words accompanying any art can be quite suggestive. And while part of me wants the viewer to interpret what such...
Happy Arbor Day! Many people celebrate Arbor Day by planting a tree (or trees), which is wonderful. Picking the right tree for the right place is important. This is especially important in urban or suburban planning situations where you want to achieve the best value...
With our 50th anniversary of Earth Day approaching quickly this week, now is as good as time as any to examine our primordial connections to our planet, and perhaps the universe. Not just because a movement started 50 years ago by Denis Hayes and others in...
During this strange time in the world, I find myself wandering my archives a bit more aimless than usual. Coincidentally with the recent religious holiday, I stumbled on this older image I created in 2012 and never developed it further. I just didn't know what to do...
For the Spring 2020 issue of Michigan BLUE magazine, I am pleased to share an article I wrote and provided all photographs for, including the cover. The piece has some of my thoughts on wandering and seeing mixed with my personal experiences as a diver. My interest in...
Life here sheltering-in-place during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 is a bit haphazard. I seem to float around between wanting to get a to-do list done, wanting to peek in on the news (usually a downer), or wandering through my photo archives. I have an overwhelming...