Outdoor Photographer

Elemental Inspirations

“We rely on patterns, and we also cherish and admire them. Few things are as beautiful to look at as a ripple, a spiral, or a rosette. They are visually succulent. The mind savors them.”
–Diane Ackerman, By Nature’s Design

ooking through my recent images, I noticed many new “nature’s design” photographs. I have long been attracted to patterns found in mud

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