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“…when you realize that your reason for taking the journey and the reason for the journey are not the same.”
Of all the photos I took during a weeklong trip to Baja California and the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, this one brings back the most memories. Not memories, but feelings. I took four hundred shots of dolphins leaping in the mid day sun; scenes so crisp you can see individual beads of water running down the sides of their sleek, gray bodies. You can see into the blacks of their eyes. There are also colorful landscapes, dramatic sunlit vistas… Read More
When you step aboard a boat you leave a lot on the dock. At first, you may not notice anything behind you but wooden boards, the odd line, maybe a hose or the stains of where a fish once rested. But soon you’ll find that your entire frame of reference is gone. Passive, involuntary living is a thing of the past. Stay at sea long enough and the very legs that carried you there are… Read More
Beneath the surface Sharks sway through coral gardens, Slicing through schools of razor surgeon fish, Silver knives into billowing curtains of black and yellow. Parrot fish of myriad pastels scrape bulbous coral heads with their beaks, In concert with shrimp and reef fish feeding en masse. The seas fill with a soft static, A radio station long out of range. Orange cup coral, giant sea fans and tiger anemones color the ground… Read More
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