A father who ran a construction business and painted in his spare time, a mother who was active in our church and played the piano whenever she could, many years of piano lessons myself, a passion for classical music, plus singing in the Minnesota Bach Society, all of these experiences have influenced and enriched my life. An active outdoor life that found me days on end lying next to a rushing mountain stream and looking up at the stars before falling asleep and waking up with frost on my sleeping bag has given me a passion for Mother Nature’s beauty. It's natural, then, that landscape photography is a love of mine. I lead photography workshops in some of the most beautiful states in the west. I find great satisfaction in sharing what I've learned with others. And my journey in landscape photography continues to open my eyes, resulting in a deeper appreciation for what these photographs can do. My journey has come to teach me that landscape photographs can fall into three categories. In the early days my photographs were largely documentation of scene that caught my eye. They captured an objective reality. They were photographs of mountains and meadows, waterfalls and roaring rivers. But as I matured my photographs evolved to celebrate the beauty of nature. These two were objective but also capture the beauty. I think of this phase as aesthetic. But the state I've entered most recently is to connect with the viewers of my photographs in a way that touches them. These are now subjective. They can trigger emotions, tell a story, convey new insights and the like. Expressive is what I call this phase and that's what I'm working to include in my photographs. I hope you find inspiration in my photographs.