“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.  It’s  about learning to dance in the...

  “We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost. . . ” –Felix Frankfurter Not just today, but especially today, we remember, honor and we thank you, our fallen...

  I love flowers.  Roses and lillies-of the-velley, daisies and sunflowers are my absolute favorites.  Irises were sort of on a back shelf for me.  Pretty colors, but, in my eyes,  not as magnificent as the rose or lily.  .  . until I started photographing them.  I began seeing them in a different way. They come in such a variety of colors and color combinations.   Tall and graceful,  their petals are perfect for capturing...

Who would think that getting married in the lobby of a theater was worth considering?  Well, if it’s the Spencer Theater in Ruidoso, New Mexico, get ready for a pretty spectacular scene inside and out.  The lobby is set against the theater and glistens like a jewel against the New Mexico landscape.  Photographing a wedding there was a little bit of a challenge with the afternoon sun shining through the glass, reflecting off metal...

    Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, Friendship without envy, Or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is served with muscle And strength by gentleness confined He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent. There is nothing so quick, nothing more...

The irises at the Hondo Iris Farm are spectacular . . . a photographer’s paradise!  But don’t forget to look in the nooks and crannies for some of nature’s special surprises.  You won’t be disappointed and you’ll walk away with a...