I've always been fascinated by how geological processes shape the scenes we capture through our lenses, so I'm starting a new series here called "A Brief Geography" to explore the intersection of geography and landscape photography, beginning with one of North America's most intriguing waterways: the New River.

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I try to surround myself with artistic inspiration, and to live a creative, inspired life. Integral to both of these goals is reading. In this ongoing series, I’m sharing some of the books from my library - volumes I’m reading now, have bought recently, or that I think you may also enjoy. My hope is that by sharing my collection with you, you’ll be inspired AND I’ll spend more time reading and learning in my home library.

I try to surround myself with artistic inspiration, and to live a creative, inspired life. Integral to both of these goals is reading. My husband and I have a huge collection of books with a dedicated library in our home filled with books of every flavor. In this new occasional series, called On My Bookshelf, I’m sharing some of the books from our library - volumes I’m reading now, have bought recently, or that I think you may also enjoy My hope is that by sharing our collection with you, you’ll be inspired AND I’ll spend more time reading and learning in our library.