exploring nature’s infinite connections
For year sixteen of posting yearly favorites, I can say I spent more time in my head (and the office) than out in the field. In fact, 2022 can also be designated as the year (perhaps the very first in a long time) when I didn't go out to photograph a single sunrise or...
Michigan has the largest concentration of freshwater coastal sand dunes in the world, spanning 230,423 acres. Approximately 32 percent of them are classified as "Critical Dune Areas" as designated by State legislation efforts. As defined in this legislation, Critical...
One thing that has been on my to-do list for ages has been to photograph more of the Clinton River here in Southeast Michigan during winter. The amount of progress I made in furthering that goal this season: ZERO. I could probably make up a hundred excuses of why, all...
Lake Superior's shoreline in Michigan is highly diverse. From the cliffs of Pictured Rocks, to flat cobblestone covered beaches around Whitefish point, to this area I explored some years back near Marquette. Wetmore Landing is home to some of the oldest rock...
I used to have this recurring dream that I knew someone from a famous band personally, and every time they would come to town, they would stay at my house and conduct a living room or backyard concert for a select list of friends. The particular band changed from...
Well, whaddayaknow, Spring will be coming to Michigan after all. After hitting the record snowfall mark in Detroit just last week, there were doubts. Spring energy is certainly in the air now, and wildflowers are reaching up with some pent-up energy. Snow be...
One aspect I have always enjoyed about black and white photography is the sense of escapism that comes with these types of photographs. As many fine art photographers of the past have demonstrated, the removal of color tends to remove many of the confines of...
This image is from my "sand dune" fall trip this year, only instead of Silver Lake dunes where most of my shared images have been from, this is from the more popular and well known Sleeping Bear Dunes. I am just now getting around to processing the shots I intended...
Black & White Photography BW142 Oct 2012 index Back in June, Tracy Hallett from Black & White Photography magazine reached out asking me to be interviewed for her regular column called "60 Second Exposure." It seemed like quite a coincidence because shortly...