Small Presences

A tiny red canoe divides a grey scree slope from its blue reflection.

A Small Measure of Red

Canadian Rockies, 2026

A red canoe rests between the mountain and its reflection. Across this expanse of stone and water, its smallness becomes a measure of everything around it.

Three riders follow a narrow autumn path beside still water.

Along the Evening

Mohonk, 2024

Riders follow the narrow path between autumn foliage and the lake. Their passing gives the still shore a slow, measured rhythm.

Two pale empty boats lie beside a woodland opening and its reflection.

The Boats Stay Here

Harriman, 2022

Two rowboats rest below the autumn trees. Their reflections settle beside them, held close to the bank.

Footprints diminish along a steep dune toward two distant walkers.

The Wind Leaves a Shape III

Great Sand Dunes, 2019

Footprints climb toward a small figure on the ridge. A human passage briefly joins the longer work of the wind.

A road and a distant vehicle pass a solitary rock tower in monochrome.

A Road Through the Long View

Utah, 2019

A car follows the road past a rock tower. Telephone poles mark out the distance in small, repeated intervals.

Barnacled rocks reflect in a shallow pool beneath a tree-topped sea stack in fog.

Between Two Islands II

Olympic, 2018

A sea stack fades into the mist beyond rocks and a tidal pool. The shore repeats itself at different distances, each a little less distinct.