Life and Death in Nature

Growing up around nature and becoming a nature photographer, you are around life and death in nature frequently. Many times we view this cycle as ‘mother nature’ or just simply nature taking its part. Most of the time we are not moved by death in nature in the same way that we are moved by death in our ‘human’ lives like the loss of a loved one. Uniquely however, we

How a Blind Hiker Inspired Me

Over the years hiking has become one of my favorite ways to experience nature. Hiking has helped me develop my photography into a hobby and has brought me to some really great places. Slowly, hiking has turned into a major life passion – to see nature in all it’s beauty by foot.  Part of what draws me to hiking is that hiking makes me feel close to nature, of which

Desert Inspiration

Desert Inspiration

What comes to mind when you think of the desert? Do you immediately think of endless, windy sand dunes? Do you think of a hot, arid place where life struggles to hang on because of harsh elements? Maybe you think of something similar to an oasis that you would see somewhere like the Sahara desert. Some may think of a desert as a place that may be cold as well.