While I was out on my “Dam Tour” I was near Death Valley. Although this is an iconic sign the real magic in the image was the amount of vegetation (and flowers). There had been a lot of rain that year. (Death Valley, California, 2005)

This is the old family farmhouse in Michigan. I took this photo in color, but it looked better when I transformed it to black and white. (Whitmore Lake, Michigan 1986)

If you saw the post earlier this month–I was walking toward the Ganges. The students and I were great entertainment for the crowd. (Haridwar, India, 2009)

I had a 14 hour flight and arrived late at night and crashed. When I woke up this was my view. I was starving and was hoping the breakfast downstairs was good. I had to linger at the window a bit longer. The breakfast was good (Doha, Qatar 2016)

Contrary to popular belief, I was working during sabbatical. This was the view from my office on one of my early morning writing moments. (Punta Gorda, Florida 2015)

We were having a meeting that day about a research project when the director said–let’s all go for a walk. It wound up being a long and beautiful walk through downtown and the harbor, (Chicago, 2016)

Sometimes we meet people who have had a transformative impact on the world. When you meet them, you are never quite the same. Meeting Fernando Cardinal, SJ was one of those moments. (Managua, Nicaragua 2007)

From my early days of photography. July 3 Fireworks in Milwaukee (1986)

As a boy I had seen photos of this. I could hardly believe I was walking across the marble deck down to the river (Haridwar, India, 2009)

This is one of my favorite beaches. It is urban, has public access, and great street food (Carolina, PR 2024)