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The Log caught my attention as I meandered along the side roads in Wisconsin on a lazy Spring morning with my coffee cup in hand. It lay on the side of the road in pieces waiting to be hacked up and hauled away. The size of it told me it had lived a long time, perhaps a hundred years but it was impossible to tell because the chainsaw used to cut it down had left deep marks in the core of it. I sat in front of it wondering what it had witnessed in all those years and what it would miss. I took the shot to in some small way preserve The Log.
Perhaps you will find some measure of peace in looking deep into the core of The Log.

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...