“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
I have spent a great deal of my time recently walking through the neighborhood with my camera. Taking the same route each day helps me look...
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.”
― Emily Bronte
So many times I feel the need to drive for hours to get to a perfect location for making photographs. Saturday I took a look closer to home for fall images.
I went to a spot in Charlotte ...
“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...
