A Gesture of Trees - II. Chaotic Conversation

Huntsville, November 2026.

Generally, life is good.
 

Drawn on Water. The Silent Mirrow

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.  October 2026.

Generally, life is good.

What Remains. The Conductor

 

commanding the darkness itself, orchestrating the invisible  symphony...

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Huntsville, North Arm Wildlife Trail.  October 2026

What Remains. A Small Persistence

 

Ogden, Wasatch Mountains.  October 2026

Generally, life is good.

Drawn on Water. A Dancer

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, October 2026

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Aquatic plants possess a quiet grace, "moving" like elegant captivating dancers. This series is about their unseen beauty.

Generally, life is good.

What Remains. The Fragile Anchor

Ogden River Parkway, October 2026

Generally, life is good.

Drawn on Water - IV. Between Lines and Reflections

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, October 2026

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Creating this series sparked a few thoughts about negative space and a question: Should it have its own voice?

My answer is yes—it should. Yet looking at some of my images, I feel the space is only whispering, as if trying to utter something essential.

In this series I rely a lot on intuition.  If the photo exudes silence, it belongs here.

Generally, life is good.

What Remains. A Trace

North Arm Wildlife Trail, September 2026

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A year ago, spinal issues left me wondering if I could ever find my path in photography again. Forced to slow down, I turned my lens closer to home.

The world that was close at first glance seemed so familiar and ordinary, but gradually it began to offer something overlooked before.  It was beauty everywhere: in every single dry leaf, in the withered flowers, in the thin stems with a single dry bud.

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There are days when I feel my world shrinking—no more long trips to Antelope Island, and Bear River MBR has become a big question mark. But deep down I know it hasn't actually grown smaller. It’s simply different, and in its own way, still deeply interesting.

Generally, life is good.

Drawn on Water - II. The Chaos

 

Bear River MBR, October 2026

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Nature is a living paradox—wild and chaotic up close, yet deeply elegant and serene when viewed from afar.

Generally, life is good.

Drawn on Water

Bear River MBR, October 2026

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Yesterday morning, I visited  the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. It greeted me with silence interrupted only by the intermittent, unmistakable song of blackbirds. 

Immediately upon arrival, I was strucked by aquatic plants and their clear,  mirror-like reflections cutting across the surface in stark, calligraphic lines—so graphic and deliberate they demanded a pause. 

Standing there by the edge of the water, watching nature ink its own designs across the surface, a new series, Drawn on Water, was born.

Generally, life is good.

Echoes of July

 

Huntsville, Pineview reservoir,  July 2026

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In July, the Pineview reservoir was wonderful and calm. 

Today, I barely dare to return to these shores. Drained to its depths, the reservoir is almost empty and awaits when underwater pipes will be replaced. 

I hold onto the hope that come spring, mountain snowmelt will fill the reservoir once more, welcoming back the pelicans, ospreys, and other birds.

Generally, life is good.

Abstractions from the Farm. The Imperfect Geometry

 

Sunnyfield Farm, September 2026

An old wagon wall, where rust, weather, and bent mesh came together to create an unexpected little abstraction.

Generally, life is good.

Along the Wasatch. Passing Through

The Life of Shadows