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I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape – the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter.  Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.  ~Andrew Wyeth [tags]Yosemite,  nature, fine art[/tags]

I can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me. -William Hazlitt [tags]photography, nature, wildlife, Yosemite, stock photo[/tags]

Sunlight bleeds through a tear in the sky above Yosemite valley on a late morning last December. A contrast of static & change, light & shadow and terrestrial & celestial… and between it all, life. Nature forever captures my imagination as I see dramatic scenes such as this unfold. Invariably I am entranced with the thought that through the chaos of our world & universe a perfect balance exists

The past couple weeks have been an especially busy time as I put the finishing touches on a major project that has been 6 months in the making. In that time a notable landmark nearly snuck by unnoticed… the 4th anniversary of the JMG-Galleries Blog.  Back in September 2006 I decided to test the water with a blog and I’ve been hooked ever since. In fact the past few weeks have been particularly difficult a

Hard to believe that Fall is just around the corner. This photo was taken in Yosemite valley just before the landscape was turned from an autumn to winter wonderland overnight. Of all the places I’ve traveled nothing says Fall to me more than brown Oak leafs. While I also love to photograph Aspen I’m forever biased for the iconic Oak leaf. Its unique shape is of constant fascination. [tags]photography, st

One thing that never fails in life is that at some point some new development happens that puts a part of your past in perspective; sometimes these moments are tempests and other times they’re calmer epiphanies. On a professional and personal level this happens with out fail. I’ve shared more than a few professional moments such as these (a few of examples including Why Social media Matters to Photographe

One of my favorite moments when in the field is getting to a location super early in the morning before anyone else shows up to “just be” and feel the pulse of the land. By this I mean I’ll stop what I’m doing, slow my breathing and focus my senses to take in the nature that surrounds me. First I’ll focus my eyes on beautiful features of my surrounding to take it in. Second I’ll cl

Locations to enjoy quiet are few and far between these days. Fewer and fewer locations exist where you can go to avoid hearing man and/or man made objects. Even when I was in the Arctic it was common to hear small planes and on one rare occasion a jumbo jet. As an artist I thoroughly enjoy the challenge of capturing images that exemplify intangible concepts such as “quiet”. Some photos are more successful