Aerial photography from around the world – by Steve
For many iconic landscape photographs, an experienced photographer and traveler knows exactly where the tripod was placed. True artistry comes into play » Read more
coral reef
Life underwater. Some of my favorites – Steve
I watched with wonder when we landed on the moon, that July day in 1969. I will never be an astronaut. The » Read more
2020: A year of clear vision?
Preamble How to sum up 2020? A year so chaotic, full of fear and fury, as to be life-altering, unforgettable and for » Read more
Southern Raja Ampat on Damai 2: February 2020 (Part 3)
Sunday, February 9, 2020 We were heading into the final week of our 3-week idyll. It had been a fantastic trip, beginning » Read more
Northern Raja Ampat on Damai 2: February 2020 (Part 2)
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 After an idyllic week at Papua Paradise, it was on to the main course, a 10 day cruise » Read more
Papua Paradise: January-February 2020 (Part 1)
Saturday, January 25-Sunday, January 26, 2020 Given that I was born in 1960, was soon to turn 60 and this trip was » Read more
Eyes Wide Open: Looking at 2019
2019 was an active, hectic, and stressful year. The simmering concerns I had been harboring in recent years about my mother’s living » Read more
French Polynesia, Fall 2019 (Part 3-Fakarava)
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Rangiroa to Fakarava A short afternoon flight to Fakarava and a need to stay out of the water » Read more
French Polynesia, September 2019 (Part 2-Rangiroa)
Friday, September 27, 2019 Rurutu to Tahiti to Rangiroa This travel day began early, at 5:45 am, with Greg’s voice in the » Read more
Groupers galore: French Polynesia, June 2018 (Part 2-Fakarava)
Thursday, June 20, 2018 Our first morning in Fakarava aboard the Aqua Tiki II was the usual chaos of trying to synchronize » Read more