Almost-New Work: Peru, July 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Work: Costa Rican Natural Wonders

When I started working seriously on my photography about 25 years ago, I had decided to be the "Georgia O'Keeffe of photography." I took literally tens of thousands of closeup images of various types of flowers. Which was fine until smartphones because ubiquitous and someone's "lucky shot" on their phone suddenly looked indistinguishable from the image I'd carefully composed, chose the correct lighting, and ruthlessly curated.

But every once in a while, I go back to my roots (especially as I'm now the person shooting with my smartphone predominently these days).

Here are some of my favorite nature images from a recent vacation to Costa Rica (and yup, there were some very lucky shots here, too):

New Work: Reflections (Costa Rica)

Last month, I took a canal tour at Tortuguero, Costa Rica. It was an overcast day, so the water was like a dark mirror. Here are a few of my favorite shots:

New Work: San Francisco, Clarion Alley Murals

Since 1992, San Francisco's Clarion Alley has been covered in murals painted by artists affiliated with the Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP).

One of CAMP's goals is aesthetic diversity and the displayed work represents a wide range of styles. The topics also range widely: when I visited, several murals depicted developer backlash and animosity toward the “techies” driving up rents. (As a municipal law attorney, these types of struggles particularly fascinate me.) Also, since possession of small amounts of marijuana has been decriminalized in CA, I wasn't surprised to see a mural promoting full legalization of weed.

The work is also temporary: one of the artists I met said that she was painting over a mural she’d created early, after getting CAMP approval.

Because the art is ever-changing and deserves to be documented, I’m posting more images than I otherwise would.