“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”
― Martin Buber
One of the most fascinating things about my trip to Jerusalem was my time spent in the Old City.
There are four quarters in the old city: the Armenian Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the Jewish Quarter, and the Muslim...
“One of my main objectives was to have something different than everyone else. Not necessarily better, but different, unique.” – Pearl Fryar
One of the things I enjoy most is finding people who are living creative lives. A creative life was evident everywhere I looked yesterday while visiting the Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden, located...
“The whole world is, to me, very much “alive” – all the little growing things, even the rocks. I can’t look at a swell bit of grass and earth, for instance, without feeling the essential life – the things going on – within them. The same goes for a mountain, or a bit of...
“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”
― Henry David Thoreau
I was never much of a morning person before I became a photographer. Early on, I learned that in landscape photography, early morning light and late afternoon light are often
“You’re wonderful. Unique. I love you.”
― Truman Capote
It just doesn’t feel like summer until I spend time in a sunflower field. Friday was my first trip to spend time in the fields.
I talked a great friend and fellow photographer into meeting me at
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”
― Gustave Flaubert
In June, I was able to go on the trip of a lifetime to visit my lifelong friend, Larry. Larry is currently living in Jerusalem, Israel.
Larry has been living and working in Jerusalem for...
“That frame of mind that you need to make fine pictures of a very wonderful subject, you cannot do it by not being lost yourself.”
― Dorothea Lange
After leaving the Dorothea Lange exhibit and saying goodbye to my friends who experienced it with me, I drove to Old Salem Museum and Gardens. Old...
“The happiest lot on earth is to be born a Scotchman. ”
― Robert Louis Stevenson
Grandfather Mountain has become a very special place for me. I have attended Grandfather Mountain Camera Clinics and many Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekends since becoming a photographer. I also had the honor of presenting one year at...
