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On this site we believe that space is sacred and worth protecting.

I am a photojournalist from the beautiful and wet Pacific Northwest traveling across the western United States engaging with public land through sacred practices. Through awe, rest, imagination, safety and pilgrimage,  we can begin to treat space as sacred – not for what it produces, but simply because it exists.

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Serval men argue about a disputed final move in their daily game of dominos, Havana, Cuba. Groups of old men playing dominos on the sidewalk are a familiar sight on the Havana streets. Many men play together in the same spot every day.
Serval men argue about a disputed final move in their daily game of dominos, Havana, Cuba. Groups of old men playing dominos on the sidewalk are a familiar sight on the Havana streets. Many men play together in the same spot every day.
Two hikers stand in front of a towering glacier face, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. The parks is recognized as a World Heritage Site and part of one of the largest internationally protected biospheres in the world.
Two hikers stand in front of a towering glacier face, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. The parks is recognized as a World Heritage Site and part of one of the largest internationally protected biospheres in the world.
Protesters attend a rally in Downtown Seattle to protest the confirmation of Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Protesters attend a rally in Downtown Seattle to protest the confirmation of Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh
A fisher pulls the gills out of fresh caught fish, Sitka, Alaska.
A fisher pulls the gills out of fresh caught fish, Sitka, Alaska.
Customers and tourists stand around a small bread maker's stall in Borough Market, London, UK.
Customers and tourists stand around a small bread maker’s stall in Borough Market, London, UK.
Ted W. Clifton stands outside his net-zero energy house with his son Atlas, Bellingham, WA. The house was completed in spring of 2015 and Clifton and his family have been living in it for the past six months. They are able to power the house, a hot tub, and their electric Tesla off of the power harvested through solar panels on the roof.
Ted W. Clifton stands outside his net-zero energy house with his son Atlas, Bellingham, WA. The house was completed in spring of 2015 and Clifton and his family have been living in it for the past six months. They are able to power the house, a hot tub, and their electric Tesla off of the power harvested through solar panels on the roof.
One of the four adult brown bears living in Fortress of the Bear shows off for visitors above, Sitka, Alaska. Fortress of the Bear takes in orphaned brown bears found on Baranof Island and raises them in a secluded sanctuary a few miles outside Sitka.
One of the four adult brown bears living in Fortress of the Bear shows off for visitors above, Sitka, Alaska. Fortress of the Bear takes in orphaned brown bears found on Baranof Island and raises them in a secluded sanctuary a few miles outside Sitka.
The Milky Way over a campground in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
The Milky Way over a campground in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
A dead crap perches on dried lava rocks near a beach on Hawaii Island.
A dead crap perches on dried lava rocks near a beach on Hawaii Island.

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Thoughts and Reflections

No Kings at Palm Sunday

On an afternoon in early spring teeming with possibility, a large crowd gathered to cheer and chant and sing. They were fed up with the all-consuming empire which seemed intent on eating the world. Continue reading No Kings at Palm Sunday

Year in Review 2025
Thoughts and Reflections

Year in Review 2025

Throwing silly little parties patches up our holes, like a darn in a sock. I still haven’t had a sock darning party, but that was just about the only party I didn’t have this year. Continue reading Year in Review 2025

No Trails Without Trail Crews
Thoughts and Reflections

No Trails Without Trail Crews

Public lands are ours to protect and ours to enjoy. So many of us have enjoyed public lands by hiking, camping, instagraming, or road tripping. Now we need to protect them. Continue reading No Trails Without Trail Crews

Year in Review 2024
Thoughts and Reflections

Year in Review 2024

My first swim of 2024, I thought I might die. Thankfully, I wasn’t going to chicken out in front of my sister. So, we ran screaming together into the cold water. It was freezing and exhilarating and it felt so, so good. Continue reading Year in Review 2024

A Thanksgiving Blessing for the Yellow House
Sacred

A Thanksgiving Blessing for the Yellow House

A blessing for the land that I call home and the way ahead. Continue reading A Thanksgiving Blessing for the Yellow House

Throwing Soup
Sacred

Throwing Soup

Would I throw soup at a Van Gogh to save the planet? Continue reading Throwing Soup

Year In Review
Thoughts and Reflections

Year In Review

2021 was the year of the unpredictable. From top to bottom, start to finish, there was nothing this year which I could foresee. Continue reading Year In Review

The Ugly Middle Between Ice Cream and Biscotti
Alaska

The Ugly Middle Between Ice Cream and Biscotti

Here’s a story set in a tiny rubber dingy in the middle of Blackstone Bay: I was on a work … Continue reading The Ugly Middle Between Ice Cream and Biscotti

History Has Its Eyes On You
Alaska

History Has Its Eyes On You

Ask anyone who drove across Canada during COVID and they will tell you about the Yukon. And other stories. Continue reading History Has Its Eyes On You

New Town, New Words, Some Stories
Alaska

New Town, New Words, Some Stories

It turns out I’m skookum at trying new things Continue reading New Town, New Words, Some Stories

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