Inspiration

When you stumble upon an amazing place on this Earth, one often wants to revisit. It's like a sea turtle returning to same beach year after year - you know it is amazing, so why look elsewhere.

I do love to explore new places and often find myself exploring roads or points on a map just to see what is there. By all means, explore.

I will say, though, that returning to places over and over again can allow you to really observe and see what makes that place special. And if you live in a region that enjoys four distinct seasons, you can see that same place change throughout the year.

Below is an image of Spirit Falls created in June when the leaves were bright green and the water was flowing high. It feels bright and alive due to the churned up water reflecting so much light.

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Moving to the Pacific Northwest from Florida, I knew I might feel some seasonal emotional heaviness as the grey days, winter rains and cold temps drag on into spring. I expected some feelings cabin fever and some loss of motivation to make art. But wow! This year our winter will just NOT let go and I am feeling it. In early March I had my first “I am F&%K-ing over this” feeling of the season. We are now going into April and there are still snowflakes in the weather forecast.

Along with this shake-my-fist-at-the-sky attitude comes a lack of motivation…a loss of direction when it comes to building a business. We all experience this from time-to-time. I want to share some strategies that help me reach the other side of a funk.

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) sunning in Costa Rica - an old image revisited

Heavy rains, heavy snow, very…

Access to nature can change a life. Access to art can change a life. Not everyone has access to those things. I feel it is a responsibility of nature photographers and artists to share their vision’s of the natural world with everyone, regardless of that person’s access to experiencing nature on their own.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is the descriptor first coined in the 1960’s as a philosophy for the Civil Rights movement. “DEI” was used to help add substance and language to acceptance of Integration. It has since grown to include discussions on gender, sexual orientation, religion, country of origin, and other identities. Additionally, DEI topics are used to explain the benefits of multiculturalism, and being aware of the achievements of various racial and ethnic minorities. DEI is used culturally, but more obviously as language used in workplaces to describe a company’s stance on “non-discrimination” policies.

Diversity…

Winter brings more than just snow to northern (U.S.) regions. Fog is also an incredible result of moisture in the air and cooler temperatures. I love summer! Warm, no… HOT weather, sunshine, swimming and leaves on the trees is the best. And when the temps start cooling enough to condense moisture into fog, I almost forget about summer. Almost.

Fog over Ferns and Forest

Cool coastal environments, or areas near large bodies of water might see fog year-round. All it takes is a warm day and sunshine warming the water’s surface, followed by a cool night, cold enough to condense the moist air. Bays, river-valleys and lake basins can be cloaked in fog anytime of the year.