Wide-open spaces of the West in black and white, chapter two

Come along with me for a walk in the pasture, along the nearly dry marsh, towards the mountains, and into the light.

Photographing the Foxtail Agave, chapter two: inspiration in The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius

Finding inspiration to process photos of the Foxtail Agave while reading Marcus Aurelius’ thoughts.

Photographing the Foxtail Agave, and how I found inspiration in Seneca’s stoicism

I found inspiration for a new photography project on the Foxtail Agave after reading Seneca’s “On the shortness of life”.

“Folded in”, an aborted photography project featuring the California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica

Not all photography projects end up being completed, but all of them result in learning. In this blog post, I write about an aborted project portraying folded flowers of the California poppy.

Rush Ranch, 2022 story on Frames Magazine online

This week’s blog post is a link, to the story behind my photo Rush Ranch, 2022, which went online last week as a FRAMES Magazine story. Enjoy! Rush Ranch, 2022 is part f my project “Light Matters“, which is dedicated to “chasing the light.” The FRAMES Magazine is “a modern photography magazine in a digitalContinue reading “Rush Ranch, 2022 story on Frames Magazine online”

Celebrating “Fascination of Plants Day”: Another view of the dry leaf of the Cecropia

Another view of a dry leaf of the Cecropia, in black and white, reveals a different aspect of this interesting, large leaf found in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.

Wide open spaces of the West in black and white

Come along with me for a walk in the pasture, along the nearly dry marsh, towards the mountains, and into the light.

Fun with pepper photography in black and white

Peppers are fun to photograph and reveal interesting shapes when looked at from certain angles. In this post, I write about a few photos of these vegetables I have created, in black and white.