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?

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 visual journal. A small number of those become archival pigment prints or small Wander 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.

Wander continues beyond this page.

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
From the passenger window of my car, almost could be a fully finished painting.
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
Looking Out
From the Cannery Hotel and Spa in Astoria, inside their lobby looking out to their deck and the Columbia River beyond.
Into Eternity
Across a sea of pilings to the Astoria-Megler Bridge in the distance, the shimmering of light into tomorrow.
Fred - Self Portrait
Astoria, self portrait, River Front Walk on a rainy morning.
Fade To Black
Weathered red door surrounded by a deep orange, dark stained wall, the elements issuing forth their ceaseless attack.
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 Rust
Rust on aquamarine metal, abstraction: plants growing beyond the water, debris floating by.
LANDSCAPE
Window Keys
Reflections in the windows looks like the inside of a piano.
Wild In The Street
PORTRAIT
Street Of No Return
Old Building At The Edge Of Light
Bing
Lucky Devil
White Tower