In August I set an intention to not overthink things, at things things like photography and my work/life balance. I made a commitment to myself to get my school work done and then say to myself, “well, how do you feel?” If I felt good, I would go shoot.

Lake Pontchartrain - the definite unexpected.

The inversion, from the Buffalo Bill Overlook. February, 2019.

Sometimes, going home is the thing you should do…

here is a duality in these locations that is so, so familiar; my hometown of Charlevoix is a tourist destination on the north shores of Lake Michigan, Estes Park, nestled in as the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, is every bit the equal of Charlevoix in its tourist attractions and souvenir purveyors. The Medicine Bow Mountains take me “up north, to the TRUE north…” The “UP,” Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  The UP is a mythical place, remote and empty, vast and stunning at every turn. This is how the Medicine Bow is; a place that time has forgotten…

The Milky Way rising over Hoosier Pass, on the Continental Divide in Colorado.  Taken the morning of March 24th, 2018

So, this trip, was really just another pilgrimage for me.  It was another way to connect with the 20-something Matt whose wanderlust never has been extinguished...

 So while it might be easy to "make" a black and white image, all this innovation doesn't necessarily make it a "great" image just because it is black and white.  An image still has to have composition, contrast, light, and good black and white qualities. 

Our flowers are varied and dynamic. Carpets of Paintbrushes, Arnica, and Lupine, combine with delicate bunches of Fireweed, Blue Bells, and Columbine.