Immersion Project
What does it mean to physically immerse my body in nature and what can I learn from doing so?
What does it mean to return to nature?
Is it even possible?
Or desirable?
Most nature photographers stay safely behind the camera, observing nature from the “outside” and inviting us to do the same. By stepping in front of the lens I place my body in a direct dialog with nature. Alone, small and naked in the landscape I seek my place — if I have a place — in the natural world. But I found that this physical relationship cannot be separated from the mental frames of reference I bring to the conversation.
Rebirth
Spring Rain
Spring Forest
The Quarry Wall
Facing the Darkness
Roots
Spring
Hemlocks
Becoming a River Stone
Entering and Emerging
In the Cliff
The Great Oak Tree
The River
River Stone
Þakgil, Iceland
Still River
Laxárdalur, Iceland
Edge of the Waves
Near Halvnes Point, Iceland
In the Midst of the Stream
Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
Lava Field
Iceland
Chasm
Stakkholtsgjá, Iceland
Sanctuary
Paria Canyon, Utah
Alcove
Paria Canyon, Utah
Mud Cracks Left by a Flood
Paria Canyon, Utah
Trying to Look into the Stone
Paria Canyon, Arizona
Horizontal
Emerging
Paria Canyon, Arizona
Emerging from the Deep Woods
Passage
Standing in the Rain
Looking up Through Hole in Ice
Shattered Spear of Stone
Among the Mighty Trees
Beginnings