exploring nature’s infinite connections
Late last year I was contacted by a Michigan art gallery owner who wanted to feature some of my work in a new venture they were exploring. It started with some initial phone conversations and a lot of very complimentary language from the gallery owner. He was a great...
The title of this post, for those not familiar, is from the Talking Head's 1981 song "Once in a Lifetime." A song NPR listed as one of the 100 most important musical works of the 20th Century. A song some interpret as a commentary upon the excesses and absurdity of...
Michigan is home to 57 orchid species, according to the current listing at the University of Michigan's michiganflora.net. It is by far the most comprehensive flora species identification tool when it comes to our state. Wild orchids are typically a cherished find for...
True story, I started this post with some placeholder text of "blah blah blah" so I could go back and look at some of my recent yearly favorites posts to avoid being a repetitive idiot. After reviewing 2016-2018, I have some news for you - I think I can already check...
I find it somewhat difficult to write about 2017 as I feel it is something we already have too much of. The negativity, loss of hope, and the crazy news cycles makes you want to tune out. Is it so frequent now that our response is simply an emoji reaction...
As I finished sending off images to a lab for a Blood Donor center in San Antonio, Texas, the picks the art consultant made had me thinking about the universal aspects of some nature photographs. It makes someone from California, Nebraska, or Texas pick a photograph...
The heading of this post is really no surprise to those that already enjoy being outdoors, hiking, and exploring. Most recently I experienced it being quite under the weather with a bad cold during my trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. And while the symptoms were...
It was quite peaceful out at 6:45 am on the first morning of the new year. As I drove out to the lake with my camera gear in the back of the car, I imagined a large percentage of people sound asleep or perhaps just getting home from their festivities of the prior...
This will be my 8th year in reviewing some of my favorite images from the past year and participating in Jim Goldstein's list that expands every year. I went back and read some of my previous years posts and made note of a pattern of comments and expectations....