This series of work was meant to highlight what destruction can look like at the split-second it happens. So many people rush to clean up broken objects and leave no time to admire how shards can occupy space and interact with each other and their environment. Here is a window to look at destruction in a vacuum and gaze at what it can create.
This was taken on another forest walk. At the end of April and Early May, nature is slowly resurrecting. I was determined to find at least some color on the walk besides blacks and browns of decaying leaves. I found this incredible fungus growing on a rotting branch and was amazed by how bright and vibrant it was. The green paired with the orange was evocative of colors to come later in the season, and I think did an excellent job ushering in spring.
While walking through the woods one rainy, May afternoon I gave myself the mission of photographing subjects one could not find without getting very close to the forest floor. I stumbled upon this slug no longer than half an inch, on the base of a soaked leaf. From far away this would have been easily overlooked and perhaps even stepped on. But here it is the main focus of the picture.
This is a picture I took in Banff, Canada. This is an extreme close up shot of two moss piles less than an inch apart with the smallest of streams going though them. I was drawn to this scene because of the beauty that can exist in such a small space. This little stream was contrasted with the huge mountains, lakes, and sprawling forests that surrounded it.
