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Journal | A genius, so to speak, for sauntering

...notes on the landscape, wilderness & photography

March, 2009

New Wilderness Designations
30 | posted under: Wilderness
Longs Peak from Chasm Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Today President Obama signed the "Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009" adding two-million acres to our designated wilderness system, including almost all of the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park. Creating the Rocky Mountain Wilderness has been a long ...

Helen Levitt, 1913–2009
30 | posted under: Musings

ALL men by nature desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses; for even apart from their usefulness they are loved for themselves; and above all others the sense of sight. —Aristotle, Metaphysics ...

AIG, US Airways, and Stephen Mallon
26 | posted under: Musings · Media

Industrial Photographer Stephen Mallon seems to be getting the runaround from AIG and US Airways, who for some reason want to hide his outstanding photos of the recovery of flight 1549 in the sofa cushions. Lots of details at [the ...

that privileged moment: Proust and Photographic Vision
09 | posted under: Musings
Musée d'Orsay Clock, Paris

I'm out of town for a little over a week, so things will be slow here (although there will be new stuff in the iPhone gallery). I leave you with an idea from Proust. One of the things photographers quickly ...

Whimsical Still Life Photos
02 | posted under: New Images
Butter, Studio

I've a added a few new still life photos to the gallery today. As usual they are also available under recent images. There are many things I love about presenting images on the web, but I'm often disappointed when I ...