Ordinary Beauty Calendar

 I've put together a 2024 wall calendar featuring some of my nature photos. Please click on the image below and then on the blue "Preview" button to view the entire calendar.

Freeman Patterson Film

I have been inspired by the work and philosophy of Canadian photographer Freeman Patterson ever since I came across his first book Photography for the Joy of It in the 1970s. He is now 85 years old and still very active. A new documentary film called The Universe is Unfolding as it Should has been made about Freeman's life. I watched it recently and found it to be very moving. You can view the film on CBC GEM if you sign up for a free subscription. There is also a short trailer here.

 

 

The Tao of Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton was not a photographer, he was a Trappist monk. However, his interest in Eastern philosophies, especially Taoism and Zen Buddhism, inspired him to occasionally pick up a camera and employ it as a tool for contemplation. I've long been a fan of Merton's simple, black and white images of nature and everyday things, many of which were taken at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky where he spent much of his life. Click here or on the image above to view an exhibition of some of his photographs.