I was inspired to activate the unique threshold into 2021 with the purest direct transmission of energy, awareness, and elevation that I could envision. How? With photographs of 7 orchids that bloomed in 2020. Not any 7 orchids — these are “alba form” — lacking dark pigments …
Read MoreBreathe deeply and receive: the flower of Cymbidium tracyanum
It doesn’t matter if you know anything about orchids or grow them. My intention in sharing these images is to communicate something that is beyond words and ideas. A recognition, an awareness, an opening, an experience of something beyond the physical.
Read MorePhotographing light within the oceans: Humpback whales of Monterey Bay, California
I believe that the enduring impact of being a witness and participant to the amazing Humpback whale gatherings that have occurred in Monterey Bay, California in recent years was experiencing directly and vividly what is possible on a vibrant planet of uninterrupted energetic flows and expression …
Read MoreOrchid portrait: Paphiopedilum lawrenceanum
One of my photographs of this orchid species from Borneo had the honor of being selected for exhibition in the juried Filio Art Show (Woodside, California) in winter 2019. This image was titled: “Still & Observant.” Slipper orchids, such as this one, are highly valued for horticulture and collections. It is easy to see why …
Read MoreHigh Sierra Visions: photography of Yosemite wilderness
Over the past 17 years, I have hiked and backpacked across the high Sierra of California. This is an offering of my finest photography of high country of Yosemite, with its complex landscapes, overlapping time-spaces, and granite crystalline windows into deep planetary history.
Read MoreImages at the feet of the “Mother Goddess of the World”: Mount Everest (Chomolungma)
In Tibetan, Chomolumnga means “Mother Goddess of the World.” Standing before her (also known as Mount Everest), just after sunrise, there was little doubt in my heart as the depth of her name. While the images created in the clearing AFTER the snowstorm are some of the most stunning of my life, the two nights before these photographs might be more memorable of an experience …
Read MoreMacchu Picchu, Huanya Picchu, and Ollantaytambo: sacred site images of Peru
I’ll never quite understand how we were fortunate to obtain tickets to climb Huayna Picchu. (Access is limited to a few hundred people per day in a few time slots). We arrived at the ticket counter in the nearby town of Aquas Calientes to wait in line. My Spanish is good enough to understand …
Read More“Human & Mountain Goddess”: images of Mount Everest Base Camp
Images from the day after the snow storm … brilliantly clear photography of the valley of Khumbu glacier and Everest Base Camp, a hard-earned and compelling contrast to the events of the previous days.
Read MoreOrchid Portrait: Dendrobium papilio
An orchid where the expression of its form seems to defy gravity … Dendrobium papilio. These images, where the luminous white flower appears to “float” in the air are NOT a trick of lighting or photographic angle. This unique orchid, native to the Philippines, has incredibly slender canes that can reach nearly three feet (1m) tall …
Read MoreDo rocks gaze at stars? Utah sandstone speaks of galactic consciousness…
On this trip to the desert and canyons of Canyonlands National Park, in Utah, USA, the rough sandstone became a remarkable mirror and introduced me to a new perspective of “cosmic Earth” and galactic consciousness.When crawling across the slick rock with my macro lens, I realized that “microcosm” could also be translated into “micro-Cosmic” …
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