"The moon and sun are eternal travelers. Even the years wander on. A lifetime adrift in a boat, or in old age leading a tired horse into the years, every day is a journey, and the journey itself... More > is home."
These words were written by the poet Basho some 500 years ago in his diary, Journey into the Far North.
When I traveled to Japan in October 2007, these words echoed in my mind as, at the beginning of my journey, I attempted to follow in Basho’s footsteps north to the temples of Motsuji and Chusonji, then on to Matsushima.
Every day was indeed a journey: into the past of a thousand years ago in Nara and Kyoto; into the timeless crafts of sumi ink and brush making; into a very special world of music and tea ceremony; into the 16th century world of a mountain village; and into the hyper-modern world of Tokyo.
These images are a few of those that captured my eye and heart, a body of work that I have named Japan: Images From a Visual Journal.< Less
This book features images from two still life series made with pinhole cameras:
“Ex Libris,” is a group of autobiographical images, featuring books and other objects related to themes... More > and ideas central to the artist’s inner life, made with a handmade 5x7 pinhole camera.
“Dreamtime,” is a series of still life images, made with a 3-pinhole camera, which imaginatively blend disparate and/or associated elements to suggest a dreamlike story or idea.< Less
"Ossabaw Island" is a book of photographs I made in February 2009 on a long-awaited trip to Ossabaw Island, which is one of the barrier islands off the coast of Georgia near Savannah.
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