Update on Big Sur Spring After the devastating Soberanes fire and record-breaking floods and mudslides Big Sur Spring recovery is underway. Slowly. The slopes of the Santa Lucia mountains which plunge into the Pacific Ocean are awash with a bumper crop of wild flowers. Golden California poppies dust fire ravaged hillsides. I … [Read more...]
Planet in Peril: Climate Change Through My Lens
Planet in Peril: Climate Change The NASA numbers are in for Climate Change, 2016 was the hottest year ever. On Friday it tops the agenda at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland. But what does climate change look like? Traveling three continents in 2016 I photographed disturbing scars on some of the planets most beautiful sights. From … [Read more...]
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro is crowned with a crystalline carapace. At sunrise this gleams golden. Shaped like a Victorian plum pudding, the extinct volcano is a looming presence in the surrounding African savannah. Some mornings long ribbons of gauzy mist enshroud the base, on others it hides behind clusters of white and grey clouds. "The mountain is shy," … [Read more...]
The Aral Sea: Going, Going, Gone
Once Upon a Time... ...there was a vast lake called the Aral Sea. A Central Asian oasis for centuries, it was the size of Ireland. Fertile farmlands fringed the shores with vineyards and orchards of apricots and pomegranates. Fishing was a prosperous industry and the catch, which included caviar sturgeon, was so plentiful it provided Russia with … [Read more...]
