From My Point of View: A Disclaimer

Honestly, I'm not really sure why I've started a blog. I don't really like writing. I generally don't prefer to share my thoughts with people I don't know too well. But I do like pictures. Especially landscape pictures and those that capture the essence of a place. Pictures have a way of motivating me, typically to try something or go somewhere new. Whether it be a new food I've never heard of before, or a new place I all of a sudden have to see, potography is innately powerful to me. I appreciate it when others put up pictures of something cool they've done. So I thought I'd give back, in a similar way.

I don't think of myself as a particularly great photographer. Any photos I have that may capture your attention are most likely a product of me being in the right place at the right time. It's hard to mess up taking a picture of something God has so carefully and majestically crafted. We just happen to snap the button at the right time.

So maybe my thought in starting this blog is to post a few interesting pictures I've taken over the years that capture "place", or maybe just some great scenery that I come across. Maybe there will be a story to accompany or a thought that seems to keep bugging me at the time. Maybe just a caption. Either way, I hope you might find a photo or two you enjoy.

To start off, I've picked a few of my favorites from over the years.


October 1, 2012 - Fallbodensee - a small lake right below the peak of Mount Eiger in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland

September 30, 2012 - the sun setting on mighty Jungfrau, in Switzerland

The picture below is probably what got me so interested in trying to take great photographs. This was taken in one of my favorite places on Earth, Cinque Terre, Italy (specifically the town of Corniglia, overlooking the Mediterranean). One of the most peaceful and beautiful places I've ever visited - the kind where shop owners are singing what sounds like an Italian opera as they sweep the area in front of their store entrances before opening in the morning. This photo really captures the essence of Cinque Terre for me.