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Paul Cotter
Sep 30, 20231 min read
Seeing Beyond
Infinite vastness, obscured by myriad things like the rocks that seem so real but only serve to block our view of the mysteries beyond....
Paul Cotter
Sep 27, 20231 min read
Nature's Artwork
When I visit art museums, I occasionally scratch my head at some of the pieces on display. Certain works just don't appeal to me. When I...
Paul Cotter
Sep 23, 20231 min read
A Confluence of Conditions
If you've ever got up early hoping to catch a golden sunrise, you know that it's an elusive thing. If the morning is too overcast, the...
Paul Cotter
Sep 19, 20231 min read
The Stomping Sleepwalkers
This is an incident that baffled me. Bonnie and I had just walked down a steep flight of wooden steps to reach this waterfall in Nova...
Paul Cotter
Sep 15, 20231 min read
A Rainstorm Story
It was raining that morning in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia. I don’t mean drizzling. I mean really raining – coming down in torrents, with...
Paul Cotter
Sep 12, 20231 min read
One Scene, Three Views
If you want to see how quickly and continually life changes every instant of every day, look closely at these three photos of a...
Paul Cotter
Sep 8, 20231 min read
The Journey
We’ve returned from our trip to Nova Scotia, and what a trip it was. We saw spectacular falls roaring with water after a heavy rain;...
Paul Cotter
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Taking a Break
In a few days, my wife and I will be leaving for a vacation in Nova Scotia – a place that's long been on our wish list of places to...
Paul Cotter
Aug 14, 20231 min read
The Gift of a New Day
This was one of the most memorable mornings in my life. I got up before dawn and stood on a rooftop in Cotija de la Paz, Mexico with my...
Paul Cotter
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Let Your Spirit Dance
In photography, as in life, there are lots of rules we’re taught to follow. One of the classic textbook rules is this: Always have the...
Paul Cotter
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Leaf Mates
If you’re lucky in life, you’ll have someone at your side who helps you grow into the best possible version of yourself. This is someone...
Paul Cotter
Jul 18, 20231 min read
Big Things, Little Things
I have some news to share. About a month ago, I learned that I have a type of blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome. With the...
Paul Cotter
Jul 14, 20231 min read
The Mark We Leave
These tree-shaped patterns were left in the sand by ocean waves near Charleston, South Carolina. They strike me as a sublime example of...
Paul Cotter
Jul 5, 20231 min read
When Dark Clouds Roll In
(Spoiler alert: This is a story about photography, but there's also a deeper message.) In my early days of photography I looked for...
Paul Cotter
Jun 24, 20231 min read
Many Yet One
Do you know what’s the largest single living organism on earth? It’s not a whale. It’s not an elephant. It’s a massive collection of...
Paul Cotter
Jun 3, 20231 min read
Shifting Sands
Sand dunes are more than an elegant, graceful display of nature. If we take a deeper look at their undulating crests, we can learn an...
Paul Cotter
May 28, 20231 min read
My Mother's Face
My mother was born 99 years ago today. When she was just nine years old, she lost the mother she adored. After her mother's death, little...
Paul Cotter
May 9, 20231 min read
Water and Rock
When I took Tai Chi classes, they taught the power of yielding: how a gentle, yielding force will overcome a hard, unyielding force....
Paul Cotter
May 6, 20231 min read
A Tree Story
This tree has a story to tell. It’s written in hieroglyphics, seen through the torn cover of the old book’s bark. Listen to the words of...
Paul Cotter
May 3, 20231 min read
Swimming Alone
It’s good to be with others, and sometimes it’s fine to follow the crowd. But sometimes we have to summon the courage to swim alone. And...
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