Another Song, Another Mile... Ramblings on Photography-The Environment-Society-Life (Travel)

The following was originally sent to my newsletter subscribers on October 25, 2024. It has been slightly revised to reflect a few additional thoughts, in light of ongoing events.


Greetings everyone,

First, please let me start by saying that this is not a political message...

It had been kind of a rough trip. Any time I try to pack a mad dash from Utah to Iowa and back into an extended weekend there are bound to be challenges, but as far as such things go this one seemed destined to take the cake...

I'm sure the "So Far" in this title seems a bit optimistic seeing as how, at the time that I post this, 2022 only has about 36 hours to go- so let me explain. I've been dealing with a wide range of computer problems for the past couple of months and am currently without the ability to process new work...

Back in 2019 when the design process for this website was just underway, one of the features I most eagerly anticipated was having a well-functioning integrated blog. I’d tried to keep up a Wordpress site for years to share my writing and photos, but it was so frustrating to use and the free service I was on became overrun with annoying ads...

I’m rarely late for a sunrise. Well, okay… photographically speaking. Sunsets are often a different story, when obligations of a day grow long and keep you distracted until suddenly that golden hour light sneaks into your periphery and demands that you drop everything and scramble for the show...

Well… here we are. About to close another year, and regardless of how eager we may be to put 2020 behind us, it’s one that won’t soon be forgotten. It’s been a year of unprecedented challenges and lessons, with ample instances of both ugliness and beauty...