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If tree can talk…

I often hear in the news that we are living in uncertain times, the world is changing all around us from the economy to the health of our planet. This makes me think of the role of the trees outside of my windows and in the front yards of the homes I pass on the way to my studio every day. As summer approaches in the Bay Area, I notice some of the trees still have not decided which direction to follow. Some are full of baby leaves, ready to welcome the summer sun, while others seem to still be in a state of confusion.- not knowing whether it is winter or spring. The weather has been so unpredictable everywhere: rain for days at a time, followed by icy cold winds from the Bay. Yet by the weekend, I found myself sitting in my friend’s backyard talking in the 75 degree sun. Luckily for them the trees can’t talk or we might hear them crying for help outside of our windows all the time and cut them down (!). That is what we do….

On my way to the studio this morning, I couldn’t help myself when i saw this lovely Blue hibiscus flower from my neighbor’s yard. I had to “borrow” one to take to my studio to photograph. Unlike its brothers and sisters, this one get to become a star. Lol.

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Flower name: Alyogyne huegelii ’Blue Hibiscus’

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Seventy-Five Views of the Golden Gate Bridge

These images are selected from a larger work-in-progress titled “Seventy-Five Views of the Golden Gate Bridge”—a collection of black and white photographs inspired by the Japanese artist Hokusai’s, “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji.” Following in Hokusai’s footsteps, I’ seek to capture the Golden Gate Bridge in a variety of seasons and weathers and moods.

I often tell myself that the Golden Gate Bridge is like a marvelous movie star with an unlimited wardrobe: she uses the fog as evening gowns, clouds as hairstyles, and the waves as her high-heeled shoes. As the wind continually shifts her garments, I do my best to capture the show.

Shooting the Bridge, I have run into many hidden challenges as well. Often the fog, wind, and stinging rain are so cold that I feel like I’m working in snow country. It’s almost as if the bridge has her own private weather systems, which she swirls and commands to protect her secrets long before I can even finish setting up my tripod. Even something as simple as getting permission to access the bridge often seems like an insuperable task, whether I’m dealing the City or with private home and office owners who sharing views of the bridge from their windows.

Most challenging of all, the Golden Gate Bridge is among the most frequently-photographed landmarks on earth: how then can I find fresh ways to capture her timeless beauty? This in turn means learning how to see the Golden Gate itself with fresh eyes—to transform a postcard landmark admired by millions into revelations frozen in time.

Check out the upcoming show at the

George Krevsky Gallery. San Franisco

“Artistic Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge”