WalkAbout 2023
I had a general itinerary in mind: western Arizona, the Tehachapis in southern California, then on to Oregon and the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. There were people to see during some of the stops along the way, but also more than enough delicious alone time. Alone, but not lonely. This is where art is created.
Every Photograph a Prayer
What are we trying to “say” with our images? Why are we so enamored with beauty? When we go out into the field, why do we sometimes feel the presence? Of other, of mystery, even of God? Why do we feel like we are trying and just missing expression in our images of something ineffable, sublime, even holy? With all the images, sacred and profane, on the internet are we just pissing in the ocean, contributing to the cacophony?
WalkAbout 2022
Have you ever just wanted get in your vehicle and go? Somewhere? Not necessarily anywhere? In December I started my seventy first year 😲 and wanted to head somewhere in search of beauty, somewhere I could listen for the voice of God in the stillness. So, I packed my gear and headed North, just north, with Fernando Ortega to accompany me on lonely state and county roads.