News — fine art photography

A white flower becomes a quiet symbol of peace, while two hands suggest friendship, love, acceptance, and compassion. Rather than depicting peace through familiar symbols, I reflect on the small human gestures through which peace might actually begin: making room for difference, choosing understanding over suspicion, and reaching toward one another with kindness. At a time when the world feels increasingly divided, the work is a reminder that peace can begin with something as simple as two holding hands.

A child stands before a living wall of sea anemones at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, seemingly absorbed in a small underwater universe. But the intricate patterns of marine life evoke something much larger: the recurring structures that connect nature, mathematics, and the cosmos. Inspired tangentially by the ancient idea of Anima Mundi, this reflection considers our relationship with the natural world and the possibility that observation is itself a form of participation.

During Monterey Car Week, I revisit three fine art photographs of vintage automobiles made in Pebble Beach in 2008 and 2009, when I had the rare opportunity to encounter the cars before the crowds arrived. What began as an encounter with automotive history becomes a meditation on memory, desire, beauty and time. The 1928 Mercedes-Benz S Tourer, 1938 Buick Century Coupe and 1955 Jaguar Roadster become symbolic characters in a story about the way objects survive while the lives surrounding them disappear.

Inspired by a quiet cove at Point Lobos, this reflective essay explores calmness not as the absence of difficulty but as the quiet strength that exists beneath life's turbulence. Through the enduring landscape of California's rugged coast, the piece invites readers to rediscover stillness, patience, and the restorative wisdom found in nature.

This essay reflects on the invisible thresholds that shape our lives. Inspired by an ethereal image of an egret passing through a dreamlike forest, it explores memory, transformation, and the quiet journeys that occur long before we recognize them. Rather than documenting nature, the photograph becomes a meditation on becoming, inviting viewers to complete the story with their own experiences.