Photography – Spark and Spitfire

April 20, 2026

“Suddenly, it was clear that beauty and sadness coexist . . . .” Continue reading

November 4, 2025

To passersby it no doubt was not a great tree, but for me, it was a great signpost, perhaps even a lodestar. Continue reading

September 11, 2025

Risk and grief fueled the story behind my first place sunrise photo. Continue reading

September 9, 2025

The story behind one of my award-winning sunrise photographs. Continue reading

July 31, 2025

The natural world and animals speak to us every day, but yesterday at sunrise I “heard” something very rare. Continue reading

July 29, 2025

The summer of glum has descended. Continue reading

July 9, 2025

What is the value of a human life? A single human life? Continue reading

June 24, 2025

“If we wait passively to become enchanted, we could wait a long time.” — from Enchantment by Katherine May Continue reading

June 4, 2025

As we grow older we must learn to accept our “steady diminishment.” Continue reading

June 3, 2025

After 10 weeks away, I returned to my beloved farmland. It wasn’t the same. But what wasn’t I seeing? Continue reading