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Shop Prints & Merch My imagination has lived quite a life.

It is there that I have been around the world, saved many lives from certain disaster, and traveled to a galaxy far, far away. The reality is..."Reality is", a phrase that I will never forget. 2020 saw the passing of a good friend of mine who was quite well known for saying this to people in conversations. It's not that he wasn't a dreamer, but that he was well-grounded. He had even named his business 'RealityIs'. My reality is that I have spent nearly 30 years in the plastics industry, however, I was continually searching for a more creative and fulfilling endeavor. My different side hustles included custom building golf clubs, being a custom woodworker, web design, and blogging. Photography, however, has been something that I have always enjoyed doing, but, other than doing some freelance work in the late 1990s, I never really took it past the hobby stage. I also, at least not until the last couple of years, didn't really explore it as an art form. This changed when I started learning some new photographic techniques that helped me create some pieces that began to stir my emotions. I realized that each image told a story. It was then that photography became my art. My story — my reality — was changing.

08/27/2026

Where the Horizon Leads

Sometimes we don't need to see the destination to continue the journey.

There are seasons when the path ahead is clear, and others when... all we can see is the horizon.

Where the Horizon Leads was created from separate moments I've photographed over the years. Moments that never existed together, yet somehow felt as though they belonged to the same story.

A lone sailboat. A flock of birds. Calm water disappearing into an endless pastel sky.

No storm to overcome...
No destination in sight...

Only the quiet possibility of what might lie beyond the horizon.

Maybe that's one of the harder lessons in life; learning that we don't always need to know exactly where we're going before we're willing to move forward.

Sometimes, the horizon is enough.

What might be waiting beyond your horizon?

This is the newest piece in my 'Composed of Imagined Light' series — A Place Where Photography Dreams.

Every visual element began as one of my photographs. No generative AI. Just real moments, photographed at different times and places, reimagined into something new.

Real moments. Reimagined.

I've shared the story behind the image and a look at some of the original photographs on my website. I'll put the link in the comments.

If this image or its story speaks to you, I'd love to hear why.

07/23/2026

I've often wondered what it would be like to sail toward a destination without needing to know exactly where it is.

Not because I'm lost... but because I'm at peace with the journey.

Maybe that's what this little boat is doing.

It isn't racing the sunrise. It isn't trying to outrun the night.

It's simply moving forward, guided by a light larger than itself.

Perhaps life is meant to be lived that way too.

"Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." -Psalm 119:105

Sometimes we're only given enough light for the next few steps.

Maybe that's enough.

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Some stories begin with words.

Others begin with photographs.

This artwork began as four separate moments captured over the years. A quiet boat resting on the water... a full moon... a sky filled with stars... and a peaceful shoreline. None of these moments ever existed together, yet each one was waiting patiently for the others.

One photograph at a time, they became something entirely new.

No AI. No generated imagery. Just real photographs, reimagined into a place that exists only in the imagination.

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I'd love to hear your thoughts...

If you could step into this scene for just one evening...

Where do you think this little boat is headed? ⛵🌕

07/19/2026

✨ A New Piece from Composed of Imagined Light
This artwork began years ago—not as one photograph, but as five separate moments.

A cloud after a summer storm...
A bald eagle soaring overhead...
A full moon...
A lonely tree in the dunes...
And quiet water reflecting the evening sky.

None of these moments happened together.

But over the years, I collected them one photograph at a time, never knowing they would eventually become part of the same story.

That's what Composed of Imagined Light is all about.

Every image in this series begins with photographs I've captured myself. No AI. No stock images. Just real moments, taken months—or sometimes years—apart, carefully woven together into a place that exists only in the imagination.

Sometimes the most beautiful places aren't found on a map.
Sometimes they're created from memories.

Swipe to see the five original photographs that became this piece.

What emotion does this image evoke for you?
I'd love to hear what you see in it.

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
— Isaiah 40:31

07/10/2026

✨ A New Piece from my Composed of Imagined Light series ✨

This artwork didn't exist until my imagination brought it together.

It's a composite created from five different photographs that I've captured over the years. Every element, the barn, the water, the clouds, the stars, and the landscap was photographed by me at different times and in different places. No AI. Just real photographs, reimagined into a new scene that exists only in my imagination.

One of the things I love most about photography is that every time I press the shutter, I'm collecting another piece of a story. Sometimes those pieces wait years before finding where they belong.

This image is one of those stories.

It's part of my Composed of Imagined Light series—a place where photography and imagination meet.

One thing I'm still deciding on...

What would you title this piece?

I'd genuinely love to hear your ideas. Drop your title in the comments. 👇

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, "
— Ephesians 3:20

06/25/2026

My first attempt at a mineral moon image.

The moon is beautiful in simple black and white, but there’s also hidden color in the lunar surface. With careful processing, those subtle tones can be brought out, revealing hints of the different minerals and materials across the moon’s surface.

The blues, browns, and copper tones are not painted in. They are already there, just very faint. This process helps make them visible.

I’ve always loved photographing the night sky, but this was a different kind of challenge. Instead of chasing faint nebulae or long exposures, this was about detail, texture, and subtle color on a familiar subject we’ve all looked up at countless times.

It’s amazing how much beauty is waiting in something so familiar.

06/19/2026

I finally made it back under the stars.

This image is the North America Nebula and the Pelican Nebula, photographed on the night of June 12, 2026. It was one of those beautiful Michigan nights with just a touch of chill in the air. I started setting up around sunset and didn’t come back inside until around 4 a.m.

Somewhere in those quiet hours under a sky full of stars...
I dreamt of distant clouds of light...
and the kind of beauty that is always there...
even when we can’t see it with our eyes alone.

This was captured with an unmodified Nikon D850 and Sigma 150-600mm lens at 250mm, mounted on an iOptron SkyGuider Pro with guiding.

I took 70 two-minute exposures, stacked together for a total of 2 hours and 20 minutes of light.

It feels good to be creating again. What target should I go for next?

01/01/2026

NOT my image - I only processed the data. I needed some practice processing and I haven't been able to capture any of my own deep sky images for a while now... Too many cloudy nights. 😋😶‍🌫️

I still have a lot of learning to do when it comes to processing deep sky objects. I didn't quite get the colors I was looking for, but I'm happy with what I ended up with.

Image is a widefield shot of the Bubble Nebula and the Lobster Claw Nebula.
Data captured through SII, Hα, and OIII filters
Original data obtained via TelescopeLive
Processed using Siril and Affinity

12/11/2025

Trying something a little different today. Felt like I needed some peaceful vibes from warmer times. 😎
Happy Thursday!

11/19/2025

Some early morning autumn goodness. Taken a couple of weeks ago in The Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Thanks for sharing 😊

11/14/2025

"Between Seasons" - The seasons are changing again — and as this image shows, they don’t follow the dates on a calendar. Sometimes autumn and winter collide in the same moment, leaving you standing in the middle of two realities at once.

That’s where I find myself right now.
The seasons of my own life are shifting in ways I didn’t expect.

I’m not a full-time photographer, at least not yet. For over 30 years, I’ve worked in the plastic injection molding industry. It’s the career that has supported me and my family, even while my heart has always been pulled toward photography.

I always imagined photography would become my second career after I retired. But losing my day job recently changed that timeline in a way I wasn’t prepared for. And while I would love to move into something photography-related, or even Photoshop-related, right now finding a new job has become top priority.

So here I am… a little like this tree.
Autumn leaves blazing brightly, while winter settles quietly around the roots. Watching the seasons change before me, knowing I can’t control the timing, only how I respond.

And maybe that’s the lesson hidden in this scene:
We don’t get to choose our seasons, but we do get to choose our faith through them.

Even when life feels uncertain, even when the next step isn’t clear, there’s something to be learned in the transition. There’s purpose in the overlap. And just like the tree stands firm between autumn and winter, we can stand firm too, trusting that a new season will come, even if we don’t yet know when.

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