It’s an honor to see my work included in The Center for Fine Art Photography’s “Dreams” exhibition this month. The photographs currently on display at C4FAP’s gallery in Fort Collins, Colorado thru January 7, 2012 were selected from over 2,500 entries. The curator of this show, Aline Smithson is the editor of the Lenscratch blog, and a wonderful photographer in her own right. Here’s what she had to say about the show:

“The concept of dreams is a broad one—a dream can be a personal goal, a life fantasy, a desire, and an ethereal scramble of ideas and imagery ripe for interpretation. It was from this heaping platter of ideas and elucidations with which I had to form an exhibition. And what a feast it was. I wasn’t disappointed in this quest, in fact, I was overwhelmed with fantastic images and I was only sorry that I had to edit the exhibition down to 62 images.”

My friend Vyana Bergen inspired the title for this image. She talked about how ancient Celts referred to ‘thin places’ in reference to those magical spots where the veil between worlds is most permeable. Kind of like the Mists of Avalon. This photograph was made in Iceland, but wasn’t included in my Iceland book. It just seemed to have a flavor all its own, so I’m glad it found a home among the dreamy images in this show

Thanks, Susan Spiritus!, for including my work in the Exhibition:
SPEAK FOR THE TREES – July 8 thru August 12
Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California

Opening Reception: July 8th, 6-9 pm.

SPEAK FOR THE TREES
Mark Ryden,Yoko Ono, Robert Norton, George Katzenberger, Katherin Gray, Axel Erlandson (Tree Circus), Amy Caterina, Stanford University, Sam Maloof, OCC Students, Ed Ruscha, Jim Cokas, Dirk Hagner, Kim Abeles, Ellen Jantzen, Mark Dion (Documentation of Neukom Vivarium), Laurie Hassold, Mark Chamberlain, Jerry Burchfield, Deborah Davidson, Ning Yeh, Lynn King, Winifred Wood, James Lorigan, Corey Stein, Eugenie Goldschmeding, Eric Stoner, Tom Dowling, Cara Barer, Jean Miele, Christopher Burkett, James Surls, Jean Francois Podevin, Larry Scher, Jean Towgood and Pat Warner

The way we see things changes them, and the things we see change us. Everyday magic surrounds us.

So many wonderful conversations! This incredible, synchronistic convergence of more than a hundred of my fellow artists, and tens of thousands(!) of art-lovers from all over the world made New York’s first-ever Artist Project really special. You may have come to Pier 92 looking for inspiration, but meeting you all and having this opportunity to share my work with you inspired me. Thank you!

When I’m photographing, and later when I’m working on the photographs, I’m always listening for that little voice in my head that says “Go this way…” or “What if?” to guide me.

If I listen carefully, and if I do my job right, magic happens. A whisper of the voice of the muse becomes part of the photo, waiting for you to hear it remind you “life is beautiful, and anything is possible…”

Come visit me next week at The Artist Project!
(click on the image above for the full invitation)

It’s been years since I had a show in New York, and I’m excited that this four-day exhibition will showcase a wide range of my photographs, from large-scale black-and-white landscapes to brand-new small, color(!) works.

Attend the Opening Night Reception on Thursday, March 17th from 6-9pm.

Or any of the days of the show:
- Thursday, March 17: 10am-9pm
- Friday, March 18: 10am-7pm
- Saturday, March 19: 10am-6pm
- Sunday, March 20: 10am-6pm

Get free tickets online NOW ; ) so you can go to the show March 17-20.
In addition to my photographs, you’ll see paintings, sculpture, and other works by more than 150 independent artists. Your ticket also admits you to the entire Architectural Digest Home Show.

Hoping my New York friends will take advantage of this opportunity, and come visit me on Pier 92, to see original prints from The Vintage Series, Vestiges of Industry, large-scale black-and-white landscapes, and even some never-before-seen surprises: a special Brooklyn project, and new small (color!) prints!

For those of you who couldn’t make it to recent exhibitions in Oslo or Houston, this is your chance ; )

FREE tickets here.

Really enjoyed the opening for the “Created and Found Maps – Exploration of Self and World” exhibition at the Houston Center for Photography. Many thanks to Frazier King, everybody at HCP, and the Houston photo luminaries who attended!

Another recent highlight was Photolucida in Portland, Oregon in April. I can’t even tell you how fun it was to hang out and sample local microbrews with a few old friends – and to meet so many talented photographers. It was inspiring to see such great work, and fun to show The Vintage Series: Scientific Inquiries" to curators, gallerists, and publishers. Special thanks to Aline Smithson for her very kind notice.