The Student Conservation Association has 6 crews working throughout the Chicagoland area & I was able to capture them in action before they wrap up their summer programs. These crews of hard working young people are inspiring, knowledgeable, & passionate about conservation. They were working on invasive species removal, installing check steps so others can enjoy […]
Images are powerful and can craft, reinforce, undo, or influence our thoughts and beliefs about others. Images have the potential to dissuade us from fear of the unknown or different and move us toward real love. When I was asked to share what visual peacemaking means to me*, I was overwhelmed since I still consider […]
The Taj Mahal; one most well known and recoginzed buildings in the world in a massive white mausoleum that stands on the banks of the Yamuna River in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Nearly everyone has seen a picture of the massive building but actually seeing it does not disappoint; it is a surreal and overwhelming. The […]
This image will always make me feel the moment it was taken; music, laughter, incense, dancing. I so wanted to capture the fluid movement and brilliant color of this beautiful place. Celebrating the Holi festival of colors in India has been on my bucket list since the first time I saw the colorful images of […]
Outside of Bundi we visited several small sugarcane fields with many workers harvesting the sugar cane, grinding it in large machines, pressing it, cooking, straining , and cooling it. I grew to love sugarcane juice when I lived in Africa. We often bought it roadside freshly pressed with a little lime and ginger. Upon visiting […]
