Wandering through natural landscapes brings me to my most essential self. The smell of the season or the weather nudges me out of my head and into the present. With each step, I am pulled toward small wonders of nature – an orchestra of light, shadow, color, and lines all pulsing with life energy that renders even stones and fallen logs alive. I am seeing, and being. My photographs are an invitation to lose yourself in the memory of place – the one I’ve photographed, or the one it reminds you of.

In this next chapter of my Hidden Treasure series, I continue to offer these photos as respite from our anxious times. “Seeking joy is an act of resistance.”