Wander

About The Wander series:
I’ve always been a wanderer. I feel most at home off the beaten path—on quiet streets, open fields, and tucked-away corners of the world. Wander is my living journal of what I notice and what stays with me. The series isn’t tied to any specific place or time. It’s more a state of mind—an openness to what I see and feel around me. I respond by taking a picture. The first question is always the same: what is it here that pulls me in?

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That decision—to stop, to look, to frame—is an act of acknowledgement. How close should I move? What belongs inside the frame, and what must be left out? Much of that choice rests on instinct. I make these photographs with my iPhone, then spend considerable time editing and refining them—shaping tone, light, and atmosphere so the images can stand on their own, whether viewed on the screen or as finished archival prints. It’s a slow process, rooted in craft and attention. Most images I select remain part of the ongoing journal. A small number of those become archival pigment prints. If I’m fortunate, what remains is something enduring—images that serve as vestiges of a life once lived. Below is a growing collection of photographs from the Wander Series. You can browse the work in a lightbox, filter by interest (on tablet and desktop}, and follow the project as it continues to evolve.

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New images often appear first in my free monthly newsletter—shared as the work evolves, before some are selected for the web or for print. If you’d like to follow the series as it unfolds, you’re welcome to join.

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  • LANDSCAPE
    Peterson Wall
    Peterson Wall
    From the passenger window of my car, almost could be a fully finished painting.
  • Red
    Red
    Amidst the soft falling rain, a red outcropping of structure in relief against the faint background outline of trees in a moisture stew.
  • Kind
    Kind
    'Kind', the word, perhaps a thought, ingrained upon a weathered structure, easily passed by, not seen, not followed.
  • PORTRAIT
    Utility Lines
    Utility Lines
    Sun poking through just at the angle of the streetlamp, the reflection on the wood pole makes this picture work for me.
  • LANDSCAPE
    Window In Red, Astoria
    Window In Red, Astoria
    Weathered white framed window, outlined with darkened glass panes against the rich red, moisture stained wood of the building wall.
  • PORTRAIT
    From the Cannery Hotel and Spa deck
    Looking Out
    From the Cannery Hotel and Spa in Astoria, inside their lobby looking out to their deck and the Columbia River beyond.
  • view.
    Light and Window
    Light flowing down from the top, reflections on the window glass, deep shadow below, seeping down toward out of view.
  • Into Eternity
    Into Eternity
    Across a sea of pilings to the Astoria-Megler Bridge in the distance, the shimmering of light into tomorrow.
  • On the riverfront walk.
    Fred - Self Portrait
    Astoria, self portrait, River Front Walk on a rainy morning.
  • Weathered, but to me, inviting.
    Fade To Black
    Weathered red door surrounded by a deep orange, dark stained wall, the elements issuing forth their ceaseless attack.
  • Dark Shadows
    Dark Shadows
    Astoria, Oregon. Deep flowing shadows on this building’s wall, the furies are here.
  • Bird By The Door
    Bird By The Door
    Banks, Oregon, off highway 26, next to a dairy queen and marijuana retail store. Through this door, possibly, a whole other dimension.
  • aqua green metal with dripping shreds of rust
    Aqua Rust
    Rust on aquamarine metal, abstraction: plants growing beyond the water, debris floating by.
  • Dog sitting Patiently looking up a camera with empty restaurant table in the background
    Hold It Right There!
  • LANDSCAPE
    warehouse building with large, rust framed windows shades of blue and brown
    Windows
    Warehouse building with rust framed and interesting patterns in windows
  • PORTRAIT
    Building in warm light shades of green and blue
    Piece Of Sky
    Almost as though a piece of sky fell out.
  • LANDSCAPE
    Reflections in windows gives appearance of golden piano keys
    Window Keys
    Reflections in the windows looks like the inside of a piano.
  • Colorful and playful murals -frogs and feathers on side of building
    Wild In The Street
  • PORTRAIT
    Maarrow street under an underpass in Portland neighborhood
    Street Of No Return
  • Old brick building on corner of street
    Old Building At The Edge Of Light
  • LANDSCAPE
    Colorful painted side of brick building
    Brick - Colors and Windows
  • PORTRAIT
    Old faded lettering on side of brick building, Bing
    Bing
  • low shot of road, cartoon woman on curb next to painted lucky devil sign
    Lucky Devil
  • Cement tower with white triangular tower on top
    White Tower
  • brick wall with multitude of grey shades
    Wall Textures, Shades and Light
  • phosphorescent colors of graffiti
    Shimmering
  • LANDSCAPE
    abandoned cement factory in Portland
    Nervon
  • PORTRAIT
    Colorful painted graffiti on cement wall in portland
    Colors Two
  • LANDSCAPE
    Deep brown rusted metal, graffiti and barbed wire in front
    Barb Wired
  • PORTRAIT
    Abandoned Cement Plant
    Abandoned Cement Plant
    This Portland neighborhood —Hosford-Abernethy has colorful, abundant displays of graffiti as you can see in some of these related images. This plant is at the start of of a nearly 20 mile bike trail.