Photographic Exploration and a Universe that Winks back…

Mushrooms, birds, animals and landscapes have composed much of my photography. As of late, however, I have wondered about my connection to people, or lack thereof. This focus on connection has had the camera fall silent for a time, but now my lens seems to find a new focal point. I have started to see in myself just how very distant I have kept people in my life. At the same time I have also been drawn to photograph people and places, entirely virgin ground for me. I was never drawn to the genre before, yet the desire intensified until one night I awoke at 2 AM from a dead sleep. I had an urgent need to buy the lens I had been looking at for just this purpose. The purchase was made. As an interesting aside, this time exactly 1 year ago to the hour my journal noted I had a similar experience with a 2 AM impulse. I woke up and purchased a CNC machine for some crafts I had been considering for the months prior. The echoes are striking to me. As I waited for the new lens to arrive I…