I came across a quote from the poet Rainer Maria Rilke that struck me like a gong in a temple. It resonated deeply with me because it...

It's easy to overlook the value of a single day. We forget we don't have an endless supply of them, so we often treat our days like paper...

Perfectionists will strive relentlessly for flawlessness in every detail. But is it possible to find even greater joy in things that are...

Two eyes, a gaping mouth, a full head of braided hair: That’s what I saw when I picked up this shell on a beach last year. The human...

When we were kids, it didn’t take much to fill us with a sense of wonder. A leaf on the ground, a shadow on the wall, the sound of a...

Flowers have a lilting lyrical quality to them. They have no voice, and yet they sing. They sing of life and wonder and beauty, the...

When I was 25 years old, I thought I knew everything about everything – including photography. Full of youthful arrogance, I walked with...

For me, abstract photography is like a free-wheeling jazz solo: it riffs and improvises, taking your brain to places it can’t get to by...

Have you ever found yourself pulled like a magnet to certain things in life? Maybe it’s a career path that beckoned, or a destination you...

What do you see in this picture? A heart? A face? Can you tell what this object is? Is it large like a tree trunk? Is it small like a...

Two weeks ago, on a cold January day in Charlotte, our granddaughter Lily spotted a colorful surprise. As we walked down our front steps,...

Approximately 6,200 thoughts will pop into your head today, according to the latest scientific research. That’s a lot of brain blips. And...

When my father was in the later stages of Alzheimer’s disease, something happened that turned my notion of reality upside down. My Dad...

When I ask people to guess what I photographed here, everyone assumes it’s something soft: a plush blanket, towel or other fabric. They...