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Kenya 2006 : An Excerpt from my journal: About thirty minutes away from our departure from this peaceful place. Yesterday we were witness to an entire pride of lions consisting of 12-16 in total; lioness, cubs and male all together – first napping in the shade and then preparing to hunt as the sun began to set. The image of a male lion sleeping at the base of a bush 5 feet away from me will not be a fleeting memory. He looked like such a gentle creature as he lay there in the shade, but my logic was quick to remind me that this lion if stumbled upon and disturbed would have been anything but gentle in response. We saw our second cheetah, although the experience we had 2 days ago could never be topped, this time we were joined by a minimum of 10 other vans surrounding the cheetah as it lay in the shade of an abandoned ant hill. The time draws close to when I will return to my life and work and daily routine. I wish to retain the feeling of freedom I have from all of those things at this present moment. Although this will not be easy I am going to do my best to simplify my everyday life so that freedom will not remain half a world away for the rest of my days. As far as Kenya goes – I hope I get to return to this beautiful place in the future and help empower and provide support to its people who have been so welcoming to me. I feel that the Masaai have much to offer to the rest of the world. Their ability to sit and listen to each other, sometimes for hours at a time, is definitely missing from American culture and their ability to work together to reach consensus on community concerns is yet another fascinating technology we could all benefit from. These images were gathered during a trip off the beaten path in Kenya in August of 2006 while travelling with the Prescott College Board of Trustees. Selected images from this body of work are on view at the Easthampton Historical Society (7 Holyoke St. Easthampton, MA 01027). The society is open on 1-4 PM on Mondays or by appointment; please call (413)527-3108 for appointments or information.

Kenya 2006

Arizona : I spent three years of my life in north central Arizona. Three short years reside in my mind as a feeling more like the span of a lifetime. Prescott, Arizona was the land I called home, however during this time through my studies at Prescott College, I had many opportunities to travel to the most remote areas of the state and surrounding southwest region. There is no better way to share with my viewers the emotion and wonder that this place embodies than to share with you selected excerpts from my journal... 10/10/03 I love being back in the canyon, the views are amazing in every direction. The canyon walls, standing grande and stoic, feel as though they are here to embrace me, however, I know I am here to embrace them. Tonight is the full moon; I’ve spent the past three full moons sleeping beneath the stars. If there were a word of choice these days to describe life and my experience it would be stellar. Today was another stellar day; heavenly. I love waking up to the golden glow of the sun on the face of a canyon and watching from my cozy sleeping bag as the sunlight travels down the canyon face slowly reaching camp. Today we went for a day-hike about four miles away from camp. We spent three hours on the side of a canyon on a ledge that gave shade. At one point after lunch we all left the shade of the ledge and hiked down about 100 feet to a rock outcropping on the edge of the canyon, I spent time sitting on the rock outcropping gazing at the surrounding canyon and mesas. Many of the tall formations are named after Hindu gods and goddesses, I photographed a number of them around us. As I sat there gazing at the large rock formations I was taken over by emotion – I had a moment where I thought about how surreal the rock appears, I sit and stare at the motionless mountain just waiting for it to do something, anything, but it does not animate. Instead this massive beauty embraces me with its stillness and soon I am still as well.

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