Photographer, Artist, Author
Writing a book is a long, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand. ~George Orwell Shortly after inviting readers to ask me anything, two of the first responses inquired about... Continue Reading →
My pick for the March, 2020 Print-of-the-Month is titled, Autumn Decadence. The exquisitely patterned mud left along canyon bottoms in the wakes of flash floods generally only lasts for a day or two before it begins to crack as it dries. The night before making this image, I camped on a high ledge above the... Continue Reading →
My pick for the February, 2020 Print-of-the-Month is titled, Aspens, Filtered Winter Light. After a glorious display of autumn colors, aspen trees shed their leaves and remain bare during the winter months. As snow covers the high elevations where these trees normally live, the white trunks seem almost contiguous with the predominantly-white backdrop, save for... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! My pick for the January, 2020 Print-of-the-Month is titled, Indian Summer Glow. Indian summers—periods of clear, warm weather that extends into the autumn season—are common in the high desert. Although some of the deciduous trees are yet to change into their colorful autumn displays, there is often a palpable quiescence in the... Continue Reading →
My pick for the December, 2019 Print-of-the-Month is titled, Seasonal Effect. This has been my go-to image for cards and holiday season greetings for a few years now, but I have not offered it as a print-of-the-month before, so it seemed appropriate. It was made in 2013, when I woke up to find that an... Continue Reading →
My pick for the November, 2019 Print-of-the-Month is titled, Home Colors. It is the latest addition to my portfolio, The Good Badlands. The title was inspired by this quotation from writer Ellen Meloy: "I am not that presumptuous to think I could speak or paint or write the natural history of my home colors. I... Continue Reading →
Continuing my Print-of-the-Month series, and as the autumn season is approaching, the image I picked for October, 2019 (shown below) is titled, Canyon Elders. It is part of a portfolio titled, Arboreal Stories: Cottonwoods. If you'd like to purchase this print at the discounted Print-of-the-Month rate, you may still sign up until October 1st. Please note: After... Continue Reading →