Join me as I explore the world through my lens, finding joy in creating and meaning in the quiet, spectacular beauty of the everyday.
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pretty in pink
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tropical iris
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Alexandra
Havana, Cuba - Jan 2026
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Nivia
Cuban ballerina
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hibiscus - 28 image helicon focus stack
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From crawling to taking my first steps with a camera. Learning to slow down, look closer, and be present. Photography quietly helped me find calm again.
Thanks for all the tips & support
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beautiful light
Gabi
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Gabi
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I stepped into the public restroom because…well, for the obvious reason. And a bit of magical light (and one white paper bag) greeted me.
San Elizario, Texas
photographed 12.15.2025
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old-fashioned Gabi
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old-style Gabi
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Gabi
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Gabi as Monarch
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“When you really stop to see simple things, they begin to reveal their depth”.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
#cleveland #scape #nature #winter #photography #quote #reflection #learningtosee #cvnp #ohio #thrive
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a stroll to the lighthouse
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I don’t know: it just struck me as a photo-in-waiting. You know, the ways things do sometimes.
Lamb County, Texas
photographed 11.8.2025
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If you’re missing some
bags full of who-knows-what, I
think I have found them.
Hale County, Texas
photographed 8.4.2024
#haiku #poetry #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #thepoetryofphotography #fivesevenfive #fujifilm #fujifilmXT5 #fujilove
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The night was so calm
that water transformed itself
to mirrored surface.
Park Lake
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 10.5.2024
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Bright churches in the
sun will draw the attention
of photographers.
Shrine of the Stations of the Cross
San Luis, Colorado
photographed 9.3.2024
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Jesus, looking at
the brooms, wondering when the
sweepers will show up.
Ima, New Mexico
photographed 8.30.2024
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Q: What’s a photographer doing with an artist’s palette?
A: Monotypes.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.14.2025
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It was so rude when
a car of loud people got
between me and view.
Monument Rocks National Natural Area
Gove County, Kansas
photographed 9.5.2024
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Number 8 is my
granddaughter Bennett, who loves
sports; soccer’s her fave.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.21.24
#haiku #poetry #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #thepoetryofphotography #fivesevenfive #sportsgirl
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Juxtaposition
of messages led to to
stop for photograph.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.29.2024
#haiku #poetry #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #thepoetryofphotography #fivesevenfive
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I went to church today.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Watrous, New Mexico
photographed 11.10.2025
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You know how some towns
just feel welcoming? This place
is not one of them.
Puerto de Luna, New Mexico
photographed 10.6.2024
#haiku #poetry #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #thepoetryofphotography #fivesevenfive
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Just stop. Ok? I don’t think I need to say anything else.
Portland, Maine
photographed 9.17.2025
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Small grave marker and dried summer grasses.
near Mora, New Mexico
photographed 11.9.2025
#thingsisee #reasonstostop #learningtosee #thoughtfulseeing #taketimetolook #taketimetosee #cemetery #newmexico #travelphotography #fujifilm #fujifilmXT5 #fujilove
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That red and white sign
means to say TRUCK EXIT. Not
what you expected?
Clarendon, Texas
photographed 8.5.2024
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