Introspective Lenses 4 Life

The Art of Seeing: Lessons from Photography

My life’s introspective moments occur while interacting with my world, as I define it, and by immersing myself in the realm of nature. It is herein that I discover symbolic teachings, analogies, and metaphors. A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience. Photography is a way for me to slow down…
Dare to Perceive

I see, I look, I observe, I feel. I’m captured. Mirrored face. Magnified. Transparent. Reflection. Perspective. Perception. Introspect. Waterdrop perspectives Individual droplets, personality reflecting. What do I see within each droplet, myself included? Now here, gone all too soon. Vanishing nary a trace. Surrounded by others. Nourishing growth. Inquisitive. Resilience. Waterdrops: people, animals, moments, experiences,…
Rushing Waters

A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience. Is the following saying true? “A picture is worth a thousand words. “ The nature of rushing waters speaks for itself, echoing memories throughout my life, teaching me symbolically, introspectively. Crashing over rocks shaping all, it mocks. What do you hear? Listen! Watch!…
Nature’s Lens: Capturing Emotion Through Photography

Near and far or far and near, distant, straight down the middle. Wind-hewn, fine water droplets and clinging icy particles. Atmospheric suspensions, driven, drifting silently. Observe outward appearances, changing viewpoints teaching me. Shaping thoughts through light and dark shadows mirrored, symbols stark. Focus where, on what, I see, imaginings, knowing me. Shifting shapes like changing…
Photographic Perspectives of Firenze

“It is not what you look at that matters, it is what you see.” Henry David Thoreau
Adventure Awaits on Powderface and Tunnel Mountain Trails

Nature is my mentor: symbolic of my life. My heart and mind rest peacefully in mountain experiences and my adventurous willfulness.
Capturing Nature’s Essence: A Reflective Voyage in Alaska

I like photographing reflections. Alaskan waterways offer incredible opportunities.
Island Mystery

South Pacific dreamy day. Barefoot in sand and water. Feel each prickly shard of shells. Step in waters warm and clear.
Into A Volcanic Ecosystem

Upon volcanic slopes, be still and listen well. In nature’s paradise. Sounds of past and present activate all senses.
The Stones of Loch Ness

My lenses, which for their scope are far beyond any other, positioned within, seek to capture photographs within my soul, revising past versions of actuality, appreciation, and understanding. This is when symbols emerge for me.