“As an environmental photographer my goal is to capture the “it” moment, the “decisive moment” in nature, touching viewers deeply. Each photograph reflects the feelings I experience, arrested by the fragile beauty and wonder that is nature expressed by its light, colors, textures, structures and patterns. Ultimately, it is my intent to raise awareness of endangered and threatened habitats and species that we stand to lose in the natural world if we are not careful.”
~Phoenix
 
For me, every time I step out into nature, I feel myself drawn into the spaces in-between. These are the moments in time when I seem to shift internally from doing to being. It’s unconscious. Something in nature draws my attention… that golden sunrise waterscape, blazing sunset landscape, majestic bird-in-flight, animal’s eye connecting with me, the Milky Way over a mountain ridge and more that will never be re-created. I pause. The world seems to stop and I flow into another place, dimension, a transcendent space, that space in-between. This space seems to move me from mentally taking photographs to intuitively being one with my subject suspended in awe and wonder. I’ve moved from the outer space -- physically, mentally and technically of preparing equipment and gear, planning, visualizing, traveling and even adjusting camera settings -- to the inner space of being present to what is. It is a meditative moment. It is here that I see, feel, intuit and am one in the flow. It is here that I’m guided how, what and where to see the soul of my subject through my camera’s lens. It is here that the magic happens.
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Just for that sliver of time, for that precious moment, I unconsciously slip into that space in-between seeing, feeling, responding with new eyes from an awakened soul. These are the moments and photographs that take my breath away, freeze time and touch my heart. These are the moments I share to evoke a feeling, touch the viewer from the outside-in bringing a sense of awe, peace, healing, oneness, upliftment, inspiration and often a heightened sense of knowing and even insight. These are the images shared in this exhibition, The Spaces In-Between. 

Pictured Above: Alaskan Sunrise, 24x36" (newest piece exhibited this year)

"Burrowing Owl" was accepted into the current Bonnet House Fine Artist Members exhibit. The exhibit runs through Monday, June 30, 2025. Love spending time with these amazing, tiny owls, all 6 - 8 inches tall. This one is guarding the nest which is in a burrow at a recreational park. I actually took the shot laying down on the ground some 10-12 feet away from it.

Connect with me if interested or purchase at Bonnet House. 900 N Birch Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 (954) 563-5393.

Pictured are just three of the 24 images in this splendid exhibit showing now at St. Thomas University Museum and Gallery, Library, 2nd Floor, through May 29th. I love sharing the stories behind my images and would love to share with you. Each touched me deeply as if soul to soul. Let me know if you'd like to schedule an individual or small group private viewing. 

Where: St. Thomas University, 16401 NW 37th Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33054
Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday viewings are for groups and by appointment only. Admission and parking are free. 
Read St Thomas University press release

It's a true honor to be invited to exhibit "The Spirit of This Place" at the Miramar Cultural Center. This is it's third time traveling to prestigous galleries in South Florida. This 30+ piece  exhibition showcases works created during my two artist residencies, respectively in Ireland and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, as well as from my Sacred Trees, Landscape, Winged Life, Venice, and National Parks Collections, which include views of Florida’s Everglades. 

The exhibition can be seen at the Miramar Cultural Center’s Ansin Family Art Gallery from April 16 through May 19, 2025 Mondays to Thursdays, 9:30am – 4:30pm, with a meet and greet opening reception on Thursday, April 17 at 6:30 pm. 2400 Civic Center Pl, Miramar, FL 33025. Register for Opening Reception: TheSpiritOfThisPlace-MCC.eventbrite.com

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See images from previous gallery showing 

In Blue Space Gallery newest exhibition Live - Earth, Fire, Air, Water "Disappearing Hemlock" is a top finalist. Being recognized in a mostly non-photographic show is always an honor. 

During my artist residency at Great Smoky Mountains NP, golden rays bathed the forest mixing with scents of fall - all spice, cinnamon and lemon. I stood there and envisioned this abstract photograph completely composed in camera while I took the image. Not until later did I learn the signifcance of this scene taken at day's end i the Great Smoky Mountains. It's  beauty belying massive destruction all around the forest from insect pests.

Hemlocks help maintain the shade and cool habitats needed by other species to thrive, such as native trout. Although hemlocks can live up to 600 years, a woolly adelgid, a nonnative species insect, believed to have been brought into the park through non-native firewood, can kill a tree in just three to 10 years. The infestation has killed-off millions of hemlock trees in the Smokies since first discovered in 2002. Park Rangers have been aggressively innoculating the trees so will survive abd thrive again.

https://www.bluespacegallery.com/current-exhibition
See more from Great Smoky Mountains NP Collection