Lighted Spaces and Landscapes

Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive

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  • I Was Able to Get Work Done

    I had a series of offices with terrific views–aside from the view it was quiet and comfortable. I got a lot of work done here. (Kenosha, WI, 2018)

  • Who Knows What I Said

    I had the opportunity to travel to Qatar and present at a conference panel with my friend Maher (far right). To be honest I was sitting there pretty amazed by the country and the conference. I have no memory of saying anything coherent. (Doha, Qatar, 2016)

  • The Wheat is Ready

    I was home one summer staying at the family farm. The wheat was perfect that day. Even though I took it with a 110 camera, it is one of my favorite shots. (Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1984)

  • Where Does Coffee Come From?

    A colleague shot this photo of me (white hat) walking down the mountain of a coffee collective in Nicaragua. I often think of this place and how coffee is grown when I am in my local coffee shop. (Matagalpa, Nicaragua, 2007)

  • Spring on the Canal

    Kathleen and I took a spring break trip to the Netherlands. After that I was sold on cool weather spring break trips. (Amsterdam, 2019)

  • Why Was I Working?

    I was actually on a vacation with friends and I was taking a call. My friend shot this and it reminded me that I was supposed to be relaxing. (Sedona, Arizona 2005)

  • Right Place, Right Time

    I got invited by a colleague on a trip to measure snowfall in the Arizona mountains. On the way home, we flew over Sedona near sunset. (Sedona, Arizona 2005)

  • Petrifying Springs

    A quiet autumn walk through Petrifying Springs Park. (Kenosha, 2012)

  • Sitting on Tragedy

    When I was doing work with “water, urban development, and the West,” I wanted to visit the San Francisquito Dam which failed catastrophically in 1928. My colleague and I had each picked up a stray piece of concrete as a souvenir. Before we left we felt like we should just leave it behind with the ghosts of the dam. (Los Angeles County, 2003)

  • I Had to Stop and Rest Here

    The had turned gorgeous and I wound up walking way more than I had planned. I was exhausted and about another hour walk away from my hotel. (London, 2023)