US National Parks in Photos

March 1, 2016 8 Comments »

National Parks Centennial

I just celebrated my birthday bitching about how much I hate my 40s. I might not be okay with aging, but there is someone who is. No, I’m not talking about the dancing 106-year-old woman who met the President and Mrs. Obama; I’m talking about the US National Park System. Our National Parks Have Turned […]

Heart of Stone

February 11, 2016 14 Comments »

love in unusual places

Love and I are not getting along.  This past year hasn’t been a good one for me and love…at least romantic love. I know that people love me – in fact that’s the best thing about having your heart broken – realizing the whole world of other people who love you and are there for […]

Animals in the Arctic Wildlife Photography

February 4, 2016 8 Comments »

animals in the arctic

He raises his nose in the air and sniffs at the air, trying to get our scent, but the wind isn’t cooperating with him. He knows we are there, but what we are is a mystery. Just as I’ve never seen a polar bear before, this polar bear has most likely never seen a human […]

The Collapsing Soviet Union

January 21, 2016 9 Comments »

Derelict Places Russia

The Russian Far East is a place few people ever see…even for Russians. So it’s not surprising that it’s a bit neglected. Its history is one of exploration, doomed voyages, military positioning, and harsh conditions. It was either feast or famine in this area of the world. In the Cold War era from 1945 to […]

Best Travel Photography of 2015

December 29, 2015 7 Comments »

best travel photography

Do you get inspired to travel by looking at photos? Get destinations ideas for your next trip by looking through my Best Travel Photography of 2015. It’s that time of year where we look back on 2015 and make silly superlative lists – best, worst, most, least, biggest, shortest, most fun, sunniest, rainiest… and becuase […]

The Fear of Being Still

October 29, 2015 5 Comments »

wrangel island abandoned

“Welcome back,” he said to me as I hear the familiar sound of my passport being stamped. I smile genuinely and say thank you. A little burst of happiness goes through my body and sort of wakes me up from the 9 hour flight from Berlin. I know people say that the U.S. immigration can […]

Step Up

October 6, 2015 5 Comments »

stairs design Germany

Thank goodness for stairs else the whole world would be one level!  After 9 years of taking pictures traveling, I find that I have some general themes that I tend to photograph and stairs design is one of them.  Here are a few of my favorites…some simple, some confusing, some ancient…but they all raise you […]

Don’t Fence Me In

January 9, 2015 6 Comments »

The Irish landscape is made up of magical green rolling hills, rocky cliffs, burnt orange bog land, and grayish limestone – and it’s begging to be photographed . But with great beauty comes…well…a lot of people taking photos of it.  And with that, the gauntlet has been thrown down.  One of my eternal personal challenges […]

Feeding the Masses in Puente Piedra

November 11, 2014 5 Comments »

lima market

Three times every day 50+ people sit down at wooden tables with colorful plastic plates piled high with food at Project Peru, the refuge my niece and I had been volunteering at outside of Lima for a week. I knew it was no easy process to put food on those plates every day, as kids […]