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![A foggy morning along Sparks Lane in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where a tree-lined dirt road disappears into the fog—just ahead, the faint headlights of a car emerges, adding mystery to the serene, timeless scene.]()
"Sparks Lane 1"
Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains N.P., 2015Cade's Cove is one of my favorite places to be, all alone, before the Sun comes up. It's almost surreal, so peaceful and quiet, surrounded by the Great Smoky Mountains and watching them come into view as the Sun rises and the fog lifts. This morning, it was just me and the lone driver coming up the lane where I was standing. -
![A winding mountain road carves through the dense forested slopes of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, disappearing into the misty distance beneath dramatic clouds in this moody black and white landscape.]()
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![Rolling ridges fade into the distance under brooding skies in this moody dusk panorama of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where soft light and drifting clouds evoke a quiet, timeless atmosphere.]()
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![Low clouds of mist weave through the layered ridges of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, softening the rugged landscape. Silhouetted evergreens stand in quiet contrast as the filtered morning light creates a dreamlike, ethereal atmosphere.]()
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![A serpentine stretch of the Obed River winds through dense forest, partially veiled in low-hanging fog. The soft light and monochrome tones highlight the river’s reflective surface as it disappears into the fog-draped wilderness.]()
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![A lone tree stands in silhouette against a vast, sepia-toned sky at twilight, its branches reaching into the fading light above the dark horizon.]()
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![A sepia-toned macro image of a dogwood blossom reveals the delicate textures of its petals and the intricate structure of its clustered center, capturing a quiet, intimate moment of natural beauty.]()
"Nina's Joy"
Nashville, TN 2014
A tribute to my cherished grandmother, whose heart blossomed alongside her favorite dogwood tree each Spring, filling the air with the same beauty and grace she brought to our lives.
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![A solitary streetlamp rises from floodwaters under a moody sky, its reflection rippling through the still surface—an eerie yet striking scene of nature reclaiming space.]()
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![Dramatic clouds and soft reflections paint a moody pre-dawn seascape on Hilton Head Island, where the stillness of the shoreline meets the hushed rhythm of an awakening ocean.]()
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![A dramatic black-and-white view of the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, capturing its iconic gothic-style windows and the engraved “Union Gospel Tabernacle 1891” stone at its heart.]()
"Mother Church"
Nashville, 2016
Nashville's Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. And, indeed, it began as a church, built by a riverboat captain who was converted to religion by an evangelist.
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![Sunlight bursts through the canopy at a resupply stop along the Appalachian Trail in Neel's Gap, Georgia, casting radiant beams through the morning mist and creating a serene, almost sacred forest scene.]()
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![Framed by ancient oaks and wrought iron, the iconic St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans rises through the branches, its spires bathed in soft morning light, evoking the timeless soul of the French Quarter.]()
"Crescent City Sanctuary"
French Quarter, New Orleans, LA 2015Facing Jackson Square and flanked by the historic Cabildo on one side and the equally historic Presbytere on the other, St. Louis Cathedral is among the tallest and most imposing structures in the French Quarter. As the mother church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, St. Louis Cathedral has a long and interesting history. It is the oldest continuously active Roman Catholic Cathedral in the United States, originally built in 1727 and dedicated to King Louis IX of France, "The Crusading King" who was later canonized by the Church. The original St. Louis Cathedral burned during the great fire of 1794 and was rebuilt. The present structure was completed in the 1850s. -
![A weary musician sits slumped in silence outside a shuttered storefront in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Resting on his instrument case, shoes and hat neatly placed beside him, as the weight of the day settles on his bowed shoulders.]()
"Respite in the Quarter"
French Quarter, New Orleans, LA 2015As I walked through the French Quarter early one morning, I came across this weary musician taking a moment to rest after a long night of playing music. I longed to hear his story but couldn't bring myself to wake him. -
![A hauntingly beautiful dirt lane in Louisiana, framed by towering live oaks draped in Spanish moss, forms a natural tunnel bathed in warm, sepia-toned light, evoking echoes of the Old South and stories long past.]()
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![A winding dirt road disappears beneath a dense canopy of ancient live oaks draped in Spanish moss on Edisto Island, South Carolina. The sepia tones and twisting branches evoke a timeless, almost mystical Southern atmosphere.]()
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![Beneath the steel arches of Chicago’s Loop, cars and blurred figures navigate the dimly lit underpass as sunlight slices through gaps above, casting geometric light onto the street in this moody monochrome urban scene.]()
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![A haunting glow illuminates the steel girders of a bridge in downtown Chicago’s Loop as ghostly figures blur across the walkway, capturing a fleeting moment of motion against the rigid geometry of the city’s industrial nighttime architecture.]()
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![A couple strolls arm in arm beneath the steel lattice of a Chicago Loop bridge, their figures framed by rhythmic shadows and geometric lines, as soft light and city texture evoke the quiet romance of an urban evening.]()
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![A lone fishing cabin clings to the edge of Lake Huron as waves crash beneath a brooding sky, the surrounding trees offering the only shelter from the approaching storm.]()
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![An abandoned roadside diner in South Haven, Michigan, “The Legendary Ma's Coffee Pot” sits quietly among overgrown weeds and cracked pavement—its faded sign and vacant windows echoing the charm and nostalgia of a once-beloved local landmark.]()
"Once Legendary"
South Haven, MI 2017Say the name Ma's Coffee Pot to someone who drove 18 wheels across America, and you're likely to get a story about one of Michigan's most legendary coffee shops. Now, it's just a fading memory in South Haven. -
![An abandoned gas station in the Utah desert stands weathered and forgotten, its “OPEN—COME ON IN” sign fading into irony. Overgrown brush and cracked pavement encroach on the building, hinting at a bygone era of roadside stops and long stretches of isolat]()
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![Dramatic light and shadow carve out the towering spires of Fisher Towers near Moab, Utah, as storm clouds gather above the sculpted sandstone formations—ancient monuments standing watch over the desert.]()
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![At sunrise in Canyonlands National Park, towering rock spires and mesas emerge as dark silhouettes against layered ridgelines and softly glowing skies, capturing the desert’s vast, timeless beauty in a moment of quiet majesty.]()
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![An early morning view from Canyonlands National Park reveals a labyrinth of shadowed mesas and deep canyons, with the winding Green River catching the first light beneath a brooding desert sky.]()
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![First light brushes the rippled desert sands and the towering spire of Totem Pole in Monument Valley, casting long shadows across the iconic landscape and awakening the silence of the Navajo Nation.]()
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![An abandoned bus rests in the desert scrub near Monument Valley, Utah, its weathered frame and peeling paint echoing a bygone era, surrounded by barbed wire and sagebrush under the vast, open sky of the high desert.]()
"Forgotten Journey"
Utah 2015
I was driving along the backroads of Utah, between Monument Valley and Moab, when I spotted an old, abandoned bus — an artifact of a journey long since ended — sitting far off the road in the middle of a field. I took the first opportunity to turn around and spent some time with this image. I fondly call these moments "turnaround shots."
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![A whimsical sculpture of garden tools rises from tall grass along the Greenway near Two Rivers Park in Nashville, silhouetted against a backdrop of dramatic summer clouds rolling across the sky.]()
