exploring nature’s infinite connections
Early Exposure Riiiiinggggg. "Hello Mark - I think we are all set for tomorrow - the winds look good" That's a phone call I remember getting from Scott of the Westwind Balloon Company back in October of 1998. It's hard to believe that was 20 years...
A Great year for Monarchs in Michigan! This year is being reported as being a great year for Monarch Butterflies. That's welcome news! Overall, however, their populations are still very much on the decline, down 80% over the past 20 years. Historically...
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...
M is for Michigan I suppose it is no surprise for me to pick Michigan for this part of the AtoZ Challenge. I was tempted to pick something unexpected, but I kept coming back. A mid-way point in the challenge that shouldn't be done half-assed. It never ceases to...
“If all your life means to you is water running over rocks, then photograph it, but I want to create something that would not have existed without me." ~ Minor White I recently came across this quote from Minor White that really resonated with me. It puts quite...
Year Nine, wow, this photography tradition of looking back on the past year's photographs seems to be sticking. I have Jim Goldstein to thank for his annual photo project prompting so many others to also share in looking back on their own work. The year's end is...