Nature has my attention each day. It is life, it is our life, and it is the life of all beings on Earth. I strive to foster good relationships with nature through my writing and photography. As a writer and photographer, I am an interpreter of the kinship experiences I know from climbing trees, wading in rivers, climbing up & down boulders, and pushing through brambles to learn the lives of other species. My hope is that my interpretations serve to aid others in having their kinship experiences with the natural world. Allow me to serve you and your audience with rediscovered nature connections.
From High to Low Perspectives, We Can Experience Nature
Strong winds blow across headlands in San Francisco Bay while the surface is calm on Calapooia River in Oregon. Yet, both images are exemplary of moments of stillness. Each experience there gave me deeply reflective pauses. The bridge held fast to the land, and the stream skater glided onward, but I remained in the experience. These are the gifts of photography that I share in my images–a chance to increase the pauses in our busy lives and reflect on what nature does to us and what we do to nature.
I write about art and nature, finding the beauty and sharing it with others. I write about the wonderful places I have visited, and that I hope other people can see too. I also write about social justice, decolonization, and sustainability, and the persistent ills of society.
I photograph landscapes, rivers, animals, the natural and built environments, individual species, and social issues. All living beings deserve to experience natural environments.
