The soul of a landscape, the spirits of the elements, the genius of every place will be revealed to a loving view of nature.”

- Karl Jaspers.

David Byrne of the Talking Heads also said: “I've been in beautiful landscapes where one is tempted to whip out a camera and take a picture. I've learned to resist that.” Unsurprisingly, I regret to say I disagree…

From woodlands to deserts, from skylines to mountains, from dirt paths to mountain streams, there is a view and inspiration to capture at every turn. Yet it is often difficult to see and even more difficult to capture.

We move through lie so fast that it becomes challenging, as Jaspers says, to recognize the genius at work around us, to perceive the life force that animates our world, the soul that permeates our surroundings.

Landscape photography provides a window to capture and contemplate frozen instances of the world’s beauty; earthly manifestations of its soul and spirit, present in all things.