My Works

I’m not into posed or perfect shots.
I’m more interested in catching someone lost in thought, or the way light slides across a wall.
Sometimes I don’t even know why I take the photo – I just feel – this is it.
Photography, for me, isn’t a style – it’s a quiet kind of conversation.
With shadow. With timing. With stillness.

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Places

I travel to see the world as it is – unfiltered and real.
I walk through ancient places imagining the people and animals who once passed here, hundreds or even thousands of years ago, leaving their traces in the same dust.
Each with their own thoughts, their own journey.
I try to capture not just the view – but the feeling, as if time opened up for a second.

Ancient petroglyphs etched into volcanic stone at Grapevine Canyon, Nevada — symbols left by people who passed through this desert long before us.

Tambomachay, near Cusco, Peru. Stone terraces and finely built walls of an Inca site known for its water channels and careful stonework.

Ancient petroglyphs depicting a procession of horned animals etched across a desert boulder, alongside circular symbols. This fine art photograph captures the harmony of prehistoric design and the timeless presence of rock art, offering a unique piece of wall decor that blends cultural history with natural desert beauty.

Abandoned cars along the road to Meteor Crater, slowly reclaimed by the high desert. A reminder that time leaves its marks not only from the sky, but also on the ground.

Entrance to an early mining shaft at the bottom of Meteor Crater, alongside a six-foot-tall astronaut figure used to illustrate scale. The site reflects both the search for cosmic iron and later efforts to understand the true nature of the impact.

Ruins of early twentieth-century stone buildings near Meteor Crater, once part of mining and research efforts driven by the belief that cosmic iron lay beneath the desert. The desert eventually reclaimed the dream.

Wupatki National Monument, Arizona – Ancient red-stone ruins of a thriving Puebloan community, standing silent amid the high desert's wind and volcanic landscape.

A striking photograph of ancient petroglyphs etched into desert stone, featuring a radiant sun-like symbol and circular patterns. The rich textures of the rock and timeless artistry create a bold and meaningful piece, perfect for adding depth and a sense of history to any home or office decor.

A reminder of scale near Meteor Crater: cars are limited to 50 miles per hour, while meteors arrive at 26,000. The desert has a sense of humor — and a long memory.

The Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru. Terraced fields and the Urubamba River stretching through a wide Andean landscape shaped by centuries of cultivation.

Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs are located in Grapevine Canyon on Spirit Mountain near Laughlin, Nevada, and are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The area features over 700 petroglyphs and many rock shelters. The glyphs were created between 1100 and 1900 AD. Both the meaning of the glyphs and their creators remains unclear although the area was inhabited by the Mojave. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 1984. Mapping of the estimated 250 panels of glyphs was conducted in 2009.

Ancient petroglyphs depicting three horned animals carved in a row across a desert rock face. This fine art photograph captures the harmony and rhythm of prehistoric design, offering a striking piece of wall art that blends natural texture with timeless symbolism.

Linear petroglyphs etched into volcanic stone at Grapevine Canyon, Nevada, catching the light across the rock surface.

Layers of ancient petroglyphs carved into volcanic stone at Grapevine Canyon, Nevada — markings added over generations as people returned to this place.

Glen Eyrie Castle — a quiet corner of history tucked among Colorado’s red rocks and evergreens. Built in the 1800s by railroad tycoon General William Palmer, it feels less like a mansion and more like a dream that somehow took root in the mountains.

Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs are located in Grapevine Canyon on Spirit Mountain near Laughlin, Nevada, and are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The area features over 700 petroglyphs and many rock shelters. The glyphs were created between 1100 and 1900 AD. Both the meaning of the glyphs and their creators remains unclear although the area was inhabited by the Mojave. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 1984. Mapping of the estimated 250 panels of glyphs was conducted in 2009.

Meteor Crater, Arizona — one of the best-preserved impact craters on Earth. Formed about 50,000 years ago, this vast bowl marks the moment when the sky collided with the Colorado Plateau.

View into Meteor Crater from the rim, where the scale of the impact becomes fully visible and the land still bears the shape of a single, ancient moment.

A vibrant fireworks display lights up the Green River Valley in Auburn, Washington, as bright bursts of red, green, and gold shimmer above the city nightscape.

View from the rim of Meteor Crater toward the distant San Francisco Peaks. The vast high desert stretches outward, reminding how a single moment of impact exists within an ancient, expansive landscape.

Ollantaytambo is a small town and an Inca archaeological site in southern Peru. It is located at an altitude of 2792 meters above sea level in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, Cusco region. During the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, built the town and a ceremonial center. At the time of the Spanish conquest of Peru it served as a stronghold for the Inca resistance and its leader Manco Inca Yupanqui.

Grapevine Canyon, Nevada. A desert path winding between massive volcanic boulders, where ancient petroglyphs are carved into stone and time feels layered and close.

Roadside sign for Nothing, Arizona, a ghost town in Mohave County along US-93, about 118 miles northwest of Phoenix. Founded in 1977 by Richard “Buddy” Kenworthy, the town once had a handful of residents, a gas station, a small store, and even a bar and taco stand. Today, Nothing is abandoned, and its weathered sign stands as a relic of quirky roadside history in the Arizona desert.

Ancient petroglyphs featuring bold geometric and abstract designs carved across desert boulders. With grid-like symbols, rectangular patterns, and mysterious shapes, this fine art photograph highlights the creativity and spirit of early cultures. A striking piece of wall art that blends natural texture, warm earth tones, and timeless symbolism.

Nature

Nature doesn’t pose. It doesn’t wait.
I walk and notice – a shadow on bark, a sudden bloom, clouds breaking over the desert.
These aren’t perfect scenes. They’re pieces of presence.

A male Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) perched on a dry branch under the Arizona sky. With glossy black feathers, bright red eyes, and a punk-like crest, this elegant desert bird adds a touch of mystery to the landscape. Commonly found in mesquite woodlands and desert washes, Phainopeplas feed mainly on mistletoe berries and help spread them across the Sonoran Desert.

The marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, is an iguana found only in Galapagos archipelago and has a unique ability to forage in the sea, making it a marine reptile. It mainly lives on the rocky Galapagos shore, but can also be found in marshes and mangrove beaches.

Weathered desert wood stretched across sunlit boulders — Grapevine Canyon, Nevada, black and white desert landscape

A blazing Arizona sunset paints the sky in molten hues — the desert’s quiet finale before nightfall.

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) (or Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS or simply Comet A3) is a comet from the Oort cloud discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China on 9 January 2023 and independently found by ATLAS South Africa on 22 February 2023. Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy’s appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye. It is a barred spiral galaxy containing about 100-400 billion stars and at least number of planets.

A quiet moment in the forest — a German Shepherd resting on frost-kissed grass, blending strength with serenity as morning light filters through the trees.

At first glance, Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa) is just another desert shrub. But look a little closer, and you’ll find delicate, feather-like seed heads hidden among its branches. Soft pink filaments catch the sunlight, dancing in the breeze — turning the ordinary into something unexpected.

White desert datura blooming along the trail, a plant as striking as it is misunderstood in the high desert.

Oahu sunset, Hawaii

An open cotton boll - like a breath before it's taken. Softness most people never get close enough to notice.

A chipmunk basking in the sun along a desert wash in Grapevine Canyon, Nevada.

Cottonwood tree trunk eaten by bugs

Marine iguana tracks in the sand, Galapagos Island St Cruz.

In black and white, even the desert finds a new kind of light.

Hidden in Plain Sight

We walk past the small things every day.
The world feels loud, busy, overwhelming – and in all that noise, the quiet details fade away.
But stop… look a little closer… and suddenly, the ordinary turns strange. Beautiful. Unexpected.
Water droplets on glass. A rusted wire. Shapes, lines, textures – all those things we pass by without a second thought.
This gallery is a quiet reminder: sometimes, the most curious things are hidden right beside us.

Aerial view of one of the lesser-known Blythe Intaglios in the Colorado Desert, California. This remote human-shaped geoglyph lies beyond the main tourist area, accessible only through a wash and up a steep rise. The ancient figure, surrounded by modern tire marks and protected by a fence, shows visible damage — its left shoulder and collarbone have partially collapsed. A quiet reminder of how fragile history can be under desert winds and human tracks.

Aerial view of the animal-shaped Blythe Intaglio, believed to represent a coyote or mountain lion, in the Colorado Desert near Blythe, California. This ancient geoglyph lies beside the human figures and remains one of the largest desert artworks in North America. Created by scraping the desert surface thousands of years ago, it reflects the mythology and spiritual traditions of the Mohave people.

A powerful photograph of the American flag waving against a cloudy, dramatic sky. Sunlight shines through the stars and stripes, highlighting resilience, freedom, and patriotic spirit. Perfect wall art for Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Independence Day, or as a timeless symbol of American pride.

Images in black and white show more details and create an extraordinary mood.

Aerial view of the main human geoglyph among the Blythe Intaglios in the Colorado Desert, California. This large ancient figure, carved into the desert floor near Blythe, is the most visited of the site’s geoglyphs. Visible at the right edge is an erosion channel slowly advancing toward the fenced boundary, a reminder of how fragile these desert artworks remain.

Images in black and white show more details and create an extraordinary mood.

Aerial view of one of the lesser-known Blythe Intaglios in the Colorado Desert, California. These remote human-shaped and animal-shaped geoglyphs lie beyond the main tourist area, accessible only through a wash and up a steep rise. The ancient figure, surrounded by modern tire marks and protected by a fence, shows visible damage — its left shoulder and collarbone have partially collapsed. A quiet reminder of how fragile history can be under desert winds and human tracks.

Close up of the coral sand at Darwin Bay, Genovesa Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

One of the mysterious Blythe Intaglios — an enormous animal figure with a spiral carved into the desert floor. Visible only from above, it’s a silent reminder that long before satellites and drones, ancient people were already drawing for the sky.

Aerial view of the ancient Blythe Intaglios geoglyphs in the Colorado Desert near Blythe, California. These massive human-shaped desert figures, carved into the arid landscape thousands of years ago, remain one of North America’s most fascinating examples of prehistoric art, archaeology, and cultural heritage.

Cottonwood trees stretch toward the sky at the Hassayampa River Preserve in Arizona — branches still bare, yet already sensing spring’s return.

Automated cotton picking at Blythe, California

Carved into the desert floor thousands of years ago, this enormous human figure near Blythe, California, stretches across the landscape — visible only from the sky. A reminder that some of the world’s oldest stories can’t be seen until you rise above them.

Automated cotton picking at Blythe, California

Underwater World

Beneath the water’s surface, the world slows down.
Light bends, colors shift – and even silence feels alive,
because you hear the rhythm of your own heart, your breathing, and the soft escape of air bubbles rising as you descend.
These moments were captured while submerging into the quiet blue – through scuba masks, snorkels, and submarine windows.
A glimpse of life that’s often hidden, but never still.

Urticina piscivora, also known as fish-eating anemone, is a found from Alaska in the north, down to La Jolla, California in the south. Photographed at Sund Rock, Puget Sound, Washington, 85 feet deep.

My little underwater companion — an albino axolotl with an expression that could melt anyone’s heart. Native to Mexico, these amphibians never grow up completely — they keep their gills and stay forever young.

Giant plumose anemone, Metridium farcimen, is a large sea anemone that can reach up to one meter in height when fully extended. Its column is slender, smooth and studded with acontia. This anemone is found in the sublittoral zone on rocks, pilings, mollusk shells and docks. Metridium farcimen is at its most common in Puget Sound and around Vancouver Island, with its range extending from Alaska to California. It is also found at great depths, near cold water seeps, hydrothermal vents and decomposing whale carcasses on the seabed.

The giant California sea cucumber is found from the Gulf of Alaska to Baja California. Photographed at Sund Rock, Puget Sound, Washington, 85 feet deeo.

The copper rockfish, Sebastes caurinus, is widespread from the very northern reaches of the Gulf of Alaska to the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula. They are long-lived fish, reaching the ages of over forty years old. Photographed at Sund Rock, Puget Sound, Washington, 85 feet deep.

The wolf eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, is superficially eel-like fish that feeds on crustaceans, sea urchins, mussels, clams and some fishes, crushing them with its strong jaws. It can grow to be 203 cm, 18.6 kg, and is found on both sides of the northern Pacific Ocean. The wolf eel makes its home on rocky reefs or stony bottom shelves from shallow to moderate depths, living in a crevice, den or lair in the rocks usually for about 25 years. Mature wolf eels are curious and friendly and are rarely aggressive, however are capable of inflicting painful bites on humans.

The red tube worm, Serpula columbiana, is a species of segmented marine polychaete worm that is found in most seas in the Nortthern Hemisphere including the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. Photographed at Sund Rock, Puget Sound, Washington, 85 feet deep.

World in Faces

I love photographing people when they don’t know I’m there.
When they’re not posing or performing, but simply living – in their thoughts, movements, or silence.
Sometimes I watch from a distance – with a telephoto lens, quiet and unnoticed.
There’s a special kind of honesty in that. A moment of realness.
Every portrait holds a small universe.
And together, they form a world in faces.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Natural moments, genuine expressions - captured in open spaces. Candid, outdoor portraits where people aren’t posing - they’re simply being themselves. Light, movement, quiet observation - a way to see personality without staged perfection.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Natural moments, genuine expressions - captured in open spaces. Candid, outdoor portraits where people aren’t posing - they’re simply being themselves. Light, movement, quiet observation - a way to see personality without staged perfection.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

A portrait that feels like a conversation — open, kind, and quietly sincere. Sometimes all it takes is one look to remind you how much warmth there still is in the world. Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.

Faces, hands, quiet gestures — frozen in the soft light of the studio. There’s no rush here. No noise. Just space to observe… To capture something beyond the surface — a glance, a subtle line, a shadow. Photographs taken in the studio aren’t about stiff poses or staged perfection. They’re about noticing people as they are — calm, curious, unexpected. Ordinary moments… made visible.