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    | Landscape photography is not just about pretty pictures
to hang on the wall. It is not just about location that the photograph
was taken. It is about the reaction to that location. The photographer
interprets this response to the location through his technique and
attitude.
The techniques I use to photograph nature are straight forward; camera, light film or pixels, a steady tripod and a pair of hiking boots to get me there. I keep it simple to ease the task of interpreting the complex and diverse natural scene. Nature is complex with visual enticements and visual distractions. Mystic forces and relationships between subjects are many and varied in nature. They may be seen, felt or smelt, or they may be hidden, invisible to our known senses. Some forces may only be perceived figments of our mind and journey, each one individual to our own experience. I try to capture these known and varied forces and relationships of nature with the camera, concentrating on the light and composition of the scene. The resulting images are more than pretty pictures, on the contrary, they may be disturbing if not telling windows into our souls. They tell of the story between the tree and leaf, between the rock and water, between the sun and the sky and between earth and man. Through my photography I want the viewer to feel the struggles and triumphs natural elements succeeds at everyday. In the minutia of nature lies the connection man has with the natural world. All prints are individual interpretations of my photographic visualizations. I strive for archival stability in all aspects of printing and mounting the photograph and simplicity in the final presentation. I sold my first photograph at the age of nineteen, I was hooked. I spent the next 17 years perfecting the craft on the job, most of the years at a daily newspaper in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Four years ago I moved with my wife and two daughters to a board and batten home on the plot of homesteaded land in the extinct community of Herpel, Arkansas. We moved to get closer to the land, my favorite photographic subject. I hope that my photographs become part of your collection. 
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