Open eyes underwater

"Photography is a life-long journey 

and something you may never truly master.

Just enjoy the journey. 

It never ends - and I wouldn't want it to!”

Justin Lowery

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, 

places to play in and pray in, 

where nature may heal 

and give strength to body and soul. "

John Muir

Tribe follows tribe

"Tribe follows tribe, 

and nation follows nation, 

like the waves of the sea. 

It is the order of nature, 

and regret is useless. "

Chief Seattle

Water air fat rain

"Nature is so powerful, so strong. 

Capturing its essence is not easy - 

your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. 

It takes you to a place within yourself. "

Annie Leibovitz

1986 Nikonos 35mm lens

"It is not that life ashore is distasteful to me. 

But life at sea is better."

Sir Francis Drake

1936 Rolleicord 6x6

"A camera teaches you 

how to see 

without a camera. "

Dorothea Lange

R & D & Play

“Play is the highest form of research.” 

Albert Einstein

Time Flies

"Don’t spend time beating on a wall, 

hoping to transform it into a door."

~Coco Chanel

The mundane is beautiful

“Observation is a dying art.” 

Stanley Kubrick

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"I don't always feel 

fierce and fearless, 

but I do feel like I'm a rock star 

at being human. "

Tracee Ellis Ross

900 seconds

"For 15 minutes I got to be a rock star, 

the 15 minutes is great! 

It turns into Spinal Tap after 20 minutes. "

Mark Mothersbaugh