"Sometimes I get to places when God's just ready to have someone click the shutter":
Ansel Adams
"With one eye I look into the eyepiece. With the other I look into the soul":
Ansel Adams
"Feelings aroused by the touch of someone's hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith - all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well."
Bernie Siegel
"He who seeks beauty shall find it":
Billy Cunningham
"If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high you'd laugh and say nothing that simple. But you've been told, many times before, messiah's point you to the door though no one's got the guts to leave the temple."
Pete Townshend
"That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
For over 35 years my bicycle, like my camera, has been an almost daily companion. I've raced, trained, toured, transported and ridden my bicycles all over the US, Canada, New Zealand, Central America, the Orient, and Europe. Many of the images on my web site are "bike-by-shootings".
Small 'slices of life' from 20 years living, speaking, learning, cooking, tasting, traveling, and enjoying the country, people and food that are unique to the country and culture of France.
"Arizona's motto, Ditat Deus, meaning "God Enriches"
To truly discover a culture go to their markets, ride public transportation, and sit for awhile on a park bench.