Mount Rainier Wood Print

When I first caught a glimpse of Mount Rainier through the trees while driving it made me stop in wonder at the impossibility that it could exist. I had spent hours driving on winding roads along rivers flowing fast through dense forest where the sun didn’t shed its light all the way to the ground.
When the road turned upward and the sun struck the windshield I could barely see and when, finally the road straightened I was presented with this fantastic view. How could this be? I wondered. My camera, good as it is, does not do justice to this place.
When I got closer the next day I met a young man who had spent the morning running down the mountain. Oh to be so young again I thought as I sat outside sipping my coffee and enjoying a cherry galette at the guest house in Mount Rainier National Park.

My artwork is focused on bringing out the emotion of the location to you the viewer. If the photograph puts a smile on your face, then I have achieved my goal. You are invited to enjoy evocative scenes of the world as it is and on occasion as it could be. My career in photography began over forty years ago when I purchased a Polaroid camera that popped out small prints on hard paper after having been waved in the breeze. A series of simple cameras followed until I realized that photography was more than a hobby, and it became a passion, one that I still enjoy today. I challenge myself to find new and interesting locations and use the wonder of changing light and weather to present to you, the viewer what it feels like to be there, and to...