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I am following Nature without being able to grasp her … ~ Claude Monet

By stripping away the familiar characteristics of color, black and white photography of nature reveals something new. It highlights a different aspect of the relationships between shapes, form, contrast and composition in the natural world.

I recently added a black and white gallery to the website you can view it HERE

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Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does Nature, because in her inventions, nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous.
Leonardo da Vinci

This is an image from my new book Treasures Untold Uncovering Masterpieces of Nature Across Tennessee featuring my photographs of Tennessee and text by Paul Kingsbury. Learn how you can get a copy by clicking HERE.

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“There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.” ― Dejan Stojanovic

Just back from a week in the Smoky Mountains. I find the edges of the streams and rivers cutting through the forest and filled with boulders very both peaceful and artistically inspiring.

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“It’s on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds
a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.”
~Claude Monet

This year’s fall season winds quietly down along the Little River. I love the quiet time that I spend alone in nature creating images at this time of year. Things slow down and my image making becomes more contemplative.

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There certainly are some fringe benefits to being a fine art nature photographer. I’ve found that moments like this spent relaxing and soaking in the beauty, while waiting for the light to get right, can lead to even higher levels of creativity. At least that is what I tell everybody…. Taken with my iPhone.