The earth rolls in an eternal state of perpetual change.  A blue gem in an ocean of darkness.  Diverse & intricate.  Subtle & nurturing.  Nature's places are sacred in their ability to shape your soul & rekindle your instincts - to reawaken the parts of ourselves that lay dormant.  

The images presented here represent this culmination of mind and matter. The psyche's reaction to its external surroundings.  My journey to come closer to the earth.  If you enjoy these images, drop back soon as there will be many more collections to come.

In my work, I use a synthesis between the digital and chemical process.  I use both 35mm (N80 / FE2) and large format systems. On location, light is captured on slide film, then scanned to digital at home where restoration can be more accurately accomplished.  Ultimately, this allows for superior prints available for a lower cost.

Chemicals on film don't react the same way the human eye/mind operates in interpreting light.  Predominantly, the brain plays a large part in understanding the color shifts that occur in different lighting.  In the blue light of shadow and night for instance, we can still see a bluish gray piece of paper and know that it's white.  Color correction is used to make the print look accurate under both normal indoor lighting and in window light.  Finally, sharpening is used to regain the crispness the image has lost throughout the process.  The perfect print seeks to restore the scene to what was seen in person, replicating what was originally presented as accurately as possible.  If successful, a well executed image can allow the viewer feel like he or she is standing within the print itself.
 
After these many years of shooting such wonderful places, the pictures I have come away with still only offer a taste of what these regions have to offer... but nature has a funny way of showing different sides of itself depending on how each mind sees it.  I hope I've conveyed my own experiences as richly as possible, if nothing else just to encourage others to venture into these places to see what they find.