I am a traveler, photographer, and writer, but perhaps most of all, I am an observer.
I’m drawn to the character of places and to the moments that can be overlooked if we are not paying attention. The changing light on a landscape, the innate humility in people I meet on the road, a conversation with someone whose life is different from my own. I try to remain open to that certain feeling that occasionally stops me in my tracks and says, pay attention. this is life, right now.
I’ve stepped off the merry-go-round of the modern American urgency to “succeed.” I move more slowly now, by choice. I value unhurried conversation and the kind of curiosity that has more to do with contemplation than accomplishment.
Photography and writing are how I preserve and share what I notice. Sometimes a photograph tells the story. Sometimes it needs words. Occasionally, a painting or a poem finds its way into the conversation.
This site is where those things come together.
If spending a few quiet minutes here sounds better than network news or doomscrolling, you’re welcome here.
Gary Donaldson
- All images and words on this site are by the author, unless otherwise noted.
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