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Galicia, May 2026.
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Eclipse Day
Yesterday, I got to see my third total solar eclipse. The third time I've experienced this feeling of being overwhelmed, of belonging to something so much bigger than ourselves, of wanting to cry at seeing a mere shadow. How lucky I feel to have been living in Oregon when the 2017 eclipse happened; to have family near the path of totality in Indiana in 2024; and to top it all, the 2026 eclipse…
Day before the eclipse
Galicia, August 2026.
Paper Cliffs, III
Galicia, July 2026. From the video Photography on the Galician Coast .
Out at sea
Galicia, July 2026. From the video Photography on the Galician Coast .
Booms of Porto, I
Portugal, August 2026.
Burela
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Galicia, July 2026. From the video Photography on the Galician Coast .
Umbrella and Lighthouse
Galicia, July 2026. From the video Photography on the Galician Coast .
Tree of A Mariña, I
Galicia, July 2026. From the video Photography on the Galician Coast .
Photography on the Galician Coast
A few hours well spent on the Northern Galician Coast on a beautiful cloudy summer day. Some beautiful Black and White Fine Art Photography.
Curve on the road
Galicia, June 2018. I'm going through the archives and I found a few good ones, like this image of a wet road on a foggy morning somewhere near Cedeira.
Horreo, III
Galicia, May 2026.
Early morning walk in town
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize I forgot how much I missed the soft light and the solitude of the early morning. There's no better time for me to do photography. No matter where I am. These are just a few images from my morning walk yesterday.
That which wants to be photographed
I recently found this quote by Anni Albers: Being creative is not so much the desire to do something as the listening to that which wants to be done: the dictation of the materials This speaks to my heart because it’s the way I see photography, so I couldn’t resist adapting it to our art: Photography is not so much the desire to photograph something as the listening to that which wants to be…
When the Sun rises
San Francisco, July 2024.
White Lady, V
Asturias, June 2026. From the video You don't need much to go on a mini photography adventure .
Heil Church
North Dakota, March 2026. From the video This is a photographer's most important asset .
Balanced Rock, I
Utah, March 2024. From the video Arches like I had never seen it .
Shipshewana, II
Indiana, January 2026.
Oregon Coast, IV
Oregon, March 2026.