no more warning – i am going to attack
When I first added this photo to my stockpile for Bacana Notions, the thought running through my head was that of being ready to take off at any moment, always…
secret (sometimes backward) messages
Sometimes when I walk around the city, I live in my thoughts. I let myself be consumed by them. On auto-pilot, I cross streets and ride subways and walk past…
grace & movement in the immovable
I took this in Barcelona in 2007. It's on the top of La Pedrera / Casa Milà, created by the architect Antoni Gaudí. I'm not much of an architecture buff,…
your permission slip
Hey grown-ups out there, can you remember the joy of a field trip? Some or all classes were canceled that day, and you had to pack a special lunch and…
can you believe it’s already national train day again?
“the most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.” – from the children's…
gotta dig down before reaching up
This is a photo I took of a tree at Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary. The tree is magnificent, of course, but look at those roots. Most trees have roots that…
something is better than everything
"One is not born into the world to do everything but to do something." – Henry David Thoreau I took this picture at a 4th of July parade in a…
perfectly imperfect tells the story
I took this photo at Sundance in 2005. I love how vibrant and alive this flower is. And the missing petals don't make it any less beautiful. To me, they…
’tis the season to open up our big mouths
"The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure." – Joseph Campbell A friend of mine took this picture of…
get your motor running…
When I arrived at my dentist's office for my cleaning, I looked over at the right-side rearview mirror of my motorcycle and saw that this little guy (or gal?) had…
