capturing the gaze

I started taking photos at 15

with my father's Argus film camera that had a view finder

separate from the lens.

I had my own dark room

in the basement.

Over 50 years later

I have more modern equipment, but the excitement of seeing an image come to life in a digital "developer tray" is still with me.

As a nature photographer, I have sold images to friends & customers through private showings, public contests, and camera clubs.

I have won competition awards,

and throughout the 2023 summer

had regional nature images displayed with

The Carolina Nature Photographers Association

at The Cradle of Forestry

near Brevard, NC.

Henri Cartier-Bresson wanted to

"capture the eternity of a gaze in the blink of an eye,"

the gaze that goes between

the photographer and his subject.

Which one is the observer

and which one is being observed?

Jean-Claude Monet paintings helped me

see the world through the lens

as splotches of color,

geometric shapes,

and I push through them

to ABSTRACTION

 — to something not yet seen.