Travel Photography - Pastoral + Mountainous Landscapes

 Whether I travel to far-afield locales or domestically, I often gravitate to non-urban environs. These are a few of my photographs that focus on some of my favorite subjects: sky, mountains and trees.

I derive a sense of comfort from nature.

Trails that thread through mountainous terrain into cozy villages and hamlets offer so many possibilities.

Unlike when I’m in most urban environs, when I’m traveling in the mountains, moody weather makes for a joyful experience.

The trees breathed energy into this bucolic scene that I wandered into.

Trees dominate my thoughts.

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Clouds + Sky Tell a Story in the Amazon

Traveling along the Amazon River in Peru is a transformative experience. The haiku below reveals what I felt while cruising for a week on La Estrella Amazonica and in one of their two 18-person skiffs used to navigate the narrow tributaries.

Strong coffee in hand

Early morning sky wakes up

Clouds compete above. 

Puffy marshmallows

Hover above green tangles

Monkeys grasp the air.

Sun streaks dark blankets

Coating an azure canvas

The sky cries again.

Scarlet fires blaze

A final sign of daylight

Night creatures beckon.

One last chardonnay

A perch above the wildness

Thin wisps covered in night shrouds. 

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