A couple days ago I spent some time near the falls of the north fork of the Jocko River. The Salish name of the river is nisisutetkʷ ntx̣ʷe. The glacier lilies were bright orbs along the rocky edges of the water. Snow melt plunged from steep drops into pools and the early evening light illuminated …
Today is cool and gray. The night’s snow has melted. To slow down the spread of Covid-19 and protect our healthcare workers and those who are the most vulnerable, Montana residents along with many people around the world have been asked to shelter in place, move about only as necessary for essential services and maintain …
In late November I was driving south on Highway 93 near Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge. The edges and lines in the Mission Mountain range compelled me to stop the car and take a quick photograph. I had a small camera so I couldn’t get all of the detail I wanted but even so, you can …
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I have four small pieces in the Radius Gallery Holiday Show. In the image above I was drawn to the iridescent light reflecting off the underside of a Chokecherry leaf and the interplay between the leaf and the movement of the water of Big Knife Creek, a small water way near where I live in …
Today I thought I might be photographing the Shooting Stars and Yellow Bells I saw on my walk yesterday but we have several inches of snow and a steady snow fall as I write. My son, Kai Stein and I co-created this lamp as a donation for Living Art of Montana‘s upcoming fundraiser the Living …
When it was colder and we had so much snow I didn’t see many tracks. Now there are lots more critters moving around. The deer have to work hard to get through the snow. I am not sure what made these tracks. Occasionally we get some Elk in the area so maybe one came through. …
The last patch of cold weather brought new shapes to Big Knife Creek. Lost in gleam. Is it then a loss or a light? The movement of past moment slipping between darkness and translucent waves—between sorrows and elation of the wider world. Here in this small place a celebration— water meeting a sway of coldness—shaped …
Cooler weather brings change. A few of the Rocky Mountain Maple leaves are starting to turn. I sit on the edges of Big Knife Creek and the small irrigation ditch―enter the lines of water and find stillness in the movement and bright sounds. The color of the rocks beneath the water have become important …
Rain cleaned the air. It feels more like fall every day. Yesterday I sat next to Big Knife Creek with the glassy greens and sky reflections in the water. Sometimes I do edit my photographs to collaborate with the natural forms in the image and emphasize certain lines, colors, textures, shapes… but I did not …
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