*From my journal March 17, 2024: Camp filled up last night. Neighbors on all sides. Children. Bicycles. Dogs. Sounds of life, human life. Sometimes the campground is a real shitshow. Try any weekend. It will almost happen without fail. I thought, as I settled...
*From my journal, March 15, 2024: Flashes of light. Distant rumbling. Songbirds singing. An eery reddish/pink light at sunrise through the mesh of my tent fly. My first thunderstorm of 2024! Unexpected. Not in the forecast. Plans get derailed. When camping and...
I became aware of Oconee Bell wildflowers when I moved to South Carolina to attend Clemson University. In 2022, after over nearly twenty years experimenting with photographing these beautiful wildflowers, I finally got myself and my gear in alignment, and I made what...
Jocassee Gorges - Spring 2023The Southern Appalachian Mountains are defined by their biodiversity. To know this place--to understand the physical landscape--is to know the plants. This is what I've come to believe. Chasing the early spring bloom as a photographer is...
Seeking "Perhaps The Most Interesting Plant..." Oconee Bells are rare wildflowers growing within the Jocassee Gorges region of Upstate South Carolina. Early American botanist Asa Gray spent a lifetime searching for Oconee Bells in the wild, largely unsuccessful. I...