2013
Kauai is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago; it is also the oldest and most northern. Just over one hundred miles across the Kauai Channel northwest of O’ahu, its 562 square miles has a population of 67,000.
From the spectacular Na Pali shoreline, along Kauai’s north end, looking in all directions is classic Kauai. Rarely without wind, the white surf rims the incredible blue ocean as its shoreline bends east and west.
Known as the “Garden Isle”, the Na Pali coast receives more rain than nearly any other place in the world. The contrast of its vivid greens interspersed with rust red earth and shadows from the usual voluminous cloud cover makes for one of the most stunning landscapes I’ve ever seen.
How can I resist overlaying all this with a vivid sense of the passage of time?
My first attempts at infusing the feeling of motion into my photographic images originated with my shooting moving objects – cars, trains, people walking or running. (more…)
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2007
San Francisco Coastline
Stretching south from the Golden Gate Bridge, the houses high along Presidio Cliffs gradually descend to Baker Beach and Pt. Lobos beyond, creating spectacular views along this idyllic portion of the San Francisco coastline. The panorama includes the Bridge, Marin Headlands, the ship traffic, the ocean, and on very clear days the Farallon Islands, 27 miles west.
Churning that coastline is the continuous suction of the sea followed by its mad rushes at the mile-wide gate. And the weather is almost always either pushing or pulling, with or against tides. My challenge is to portray that force.
