The Journey Into Art

This is the start of a series of 5 posts expanding on questions people have asked me when viewing and discussing my work and artistic experiences. I wrote them down and decided to write about each one in greater and more thoughtful detail...

For millennia the desert has represented a space and experience, where one left all their roles and responsibilities behind to seek solitude, direction, and respite.

Some also intentionally went to the desert to seek wisdom, purpose, and enlightenment...

An evening storm is coming into the Maze District. I had been here for 4 days before this night, exploring one of the most remote areas in the lower 48 states.

Getting here involves miles of high clearance, 4-wheel drive roads that have not been maintained since they were built in the 1950's...

The slot canyons of Arizona and Utah hold a particularly important place in my art and in my understanding of human experience.

My first exposure to them was during my first photography workshop with Alain and Natalie Briot in the spring of 2010, and little did I know the impact it would hold...

The current Antelope Canyon milieu is completely different from when I came here in 2010. (I will post more specifics when I talk about slot canyon I and II projects.) The Upper and Lower Canyons are so well known that there are as many as 12-15+ truckloads of visitors viewing the canyon at any one time...