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In the previous post I insinuated that perhaps our National Parks are best avoided. But let’s face it – there is something remarkable...

Yosemite and Yellowstone, the Everglades and the Great Smoky Mountains. America’s National Park system is one of the crown jewels of our...

What about shadows? If you are a photographer, what do you do with, or about, them? In the event that there are any, shall I say,...

There I stood on the morning of November 3rd, 2021, at the base of a magnificent sandstone cliff in Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly. The rock...

With over a month of consistently dry weather in November and early December, I spent some time photographing in Lava Beds National...

Sorghum and safflower, cotton and corn. Roadkill armadillos in Missouri, ‘possums in Kentucky. Ferry boat rides across the Ohio river,...

In a previous post I shared a few photos of the Stonebridge grain elevator, that was demolished in 2016. Before its demise, I visited on...

December 24, 2018. Christmas eve fast approaching. I’d been watching this tree for over a year, waiting for the time when conditions...

A few years ago we were visiting friends in the high country of Colorado, and I took a morning excursion by myself, to do a little...

chronicle verb : record (a related series of events) in a factual and detailed way Other than smartphone photos for family and friends, I...

My ideal day of photographing occurs when I find myself alone in some wild, quiet place with no schedule and no thoughts of my life...

My last blog post was about the making of a photograph of the Little Shasta Church, in far northern California. That particular...

Some years ago I was returning home from kayaking in northern California with my wife Vivian and friend Grant. Part of our route included...

That’s the interrogation I’ve gotten from my wife, more than once, in reference to my photographs. “Those are nice, but what are you...

I recently began teaching a class, via Zoom, on “basic photography,” whatever “basic” might mean! I put quite a bit of thought into what...

Road and Tree, Adin, California Is this a photograph, or is it a painting? Well, … it’s both! It is an example of what is known as a...

This image has always been a personal favorite - I like the colors, and the abstract design. Very few people can figure out what it is,...

Isaac Newton observed in the 1600s that if a narrow beam of light is passed through a prism, it emerges from the other side in colored...

Cedar, Lake Tahoe, Nevada Shore Perhaps my favorite photographic subject is trees - contorted oaks, showy fall aspens, joyful spring...

Let’s face it – most “well known” photographers are not household names! Many people, or at least Westerners of my generation, would...