Gratitude Articles

Finding My Way Home – Making Peace

Finding My Way Home – Making Peace

Making Peace is the twenty-eighth installment of Finding My Way Home. To view the previous installment, click here. If you wish to start from the beginning, click here. This is the ongoing story of the six years I spent as a vagabond photographer....

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Finding My Way Home – Family Ties

Finding My Way Home – Family Ties

Family Ties is the twelfth installment of Finding My Way Home. To view the previous installment, click here. If you wish to start from the beginning, click here. This is the ongoing story of the six years I spent as a vagabond photographer. "Rocky...

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Preserving the Joy

Preserving the Joy

Lately, I've been asking myself why. There are so many things in this world that need to be done, why is it that I chose nature photography. What is the reason this obsession cannot be denied? After much reflection and introspection, this is what came to...

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Water Therapy

Water Therapy

When I first went on the road in 2014, Proxy Falls was on my list of possible waterfalls to visit. That autumn, I chose a different route and ended up in the Columbia River Gorge. With my appetite for waterfall photography thoroughly satiated, I put Proxy Falls on the...

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The Magic of Nature

The Magic of Nature

Not long ago, I was sitting outside at sunset, watching the swallows fluttering and swooping around catching bugs in flight. Every so often, two swallows would zero in on the same bug, causing a near collision in mid-air. This would result in some unhappy squawking...

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Whales in the Smith River!

Whales in the Smith River!

On Sunday and Monday, March 11th and 12th 2018, whales entered the Smith River in northern California. To be honest, I don't know for sure if there were multiple whales or just one, but there were at least three different times over two days when a whale was in the...

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Winter on the North Coast

Winter on the North Coast

The north coast of California is a place of wonder and beauty. Most people know there are redwood forests and breathtaking ocean vistas here. What many might not realize is that Del Norte and Humboldt counties are treasure troves of wildlife viewing. Elk, sea lions,...

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When everything comes together.

When everything comes together.

Recently, I embarked on a major project to quality control my photographic portfolio. I'm only about halfway through at this point, but something has struck me in the process of looking back on the work I've done over the past seven years. There are good days, and...

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Best of 2015

Best of 2015

Another year gone by and time for the obligatory "Top Ten" post. Since 2015 was the first full year I spent on the road, it's a pretty amazing variety. From Arizona to Washington and many places in between. It was tougher to narrow it down to ten this year, probably...

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