If light is essential to a good photograph, I find the absence of light, or shadow, to be equally powerful. When I’m photographing in diffuse light, shadows are less a…
I love the way water can act as both a lens and a mirror simultaneously. With high, bright sun and clear water, the lens effect is more predominent. On the beach…
I make no secret of how much I enjoy seeing reflections in water, especially of Vermont’s Fall colors. But we are still in the midst of summer here—hot days and (mostly)…
In the New Year I’m enjoying digging back into a trove of older photographs including some I made in the Arctic the Fall of 2004 near Iqaluit, Nunavut. I’m planning…
Several people asked to see the original of yesterday’s last image which I’d said I cropped heavily, something I don’t normally do. Here it is: I made this image…
I see my world through lenses, both real and figurative. When my favorite photographic lens, a 55-300mm telephoto, unexpectedly locked up last week, I realized (once again!) how often I…
Another of my favorite spots to stop with a camera is a small waterfall in West Berlin (Vermont!). Whether the water is low or high, the pitch of the falls…
I grew up in Central Michigan where bedrock was simply not visible. Even after 35 years here in Vermont, I’m continually astonished seeing the “basement” of our planet everywhere I…
Back on the Vineyard for a few days with heat and sun and dear old friends. Sitting now on the porch in the cooler shade remembering the photographs I made…
Snow this morning! Lovely. Unfortunately I’m not able to get out in it and play—I’m “T.A.B.” (temporarily able-bodied) with my foot in an air-cast trying to heal a torn tendon.…
Still Learning To See 