Category Archives: Photography

Racing is Life

Racing is Life
“Racing is life. Everything else is waiting…” --Steve McQueen The 1970’s were the golden age of motocross. It was the peak of one era, and the beginning of another. What began many years earlier as a sport where former WWII couriers showcased their cross country skills on motorcycles grew to become a sensation. Even in the height of…
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The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden
We raise many things in our garden. Roses, flowers wild and cultivated, sacred tobacco and sage, and the three sisters; corn, squash and beans. Sunflowers and goldfinches, mullein and honey bees. Zinnias and cosmos and watermelons. Worms and grubs, butterflies and bottle flies, and the Garden Spider. Raccoons and opossums, chipmunks, moles and mice visit regularly.…
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Madonna

Madonna
This is an alternative form of photography known as Van Dyke Brown. A cousin to alternative processes Cyanotype and Gum Bichromate, Van Dyke Brown is accomplished by mixing the silver photographic emulsion by hand and applying it to a surface that you want to make a photograph on. It could be fabric or ceramic for example. This…
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Awakening the Dragon

At dawn, on the edge of the lake, I am greeted by the eagle. He flies straight to me, and then banking a full turn, hails me with great wings and twisting tail. His presence is always a surprise, and a great blessing. Although very brief, it is deeply felt. Over the past six days, in sacred…
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