Archive for January, 2010

Stumbling across Shiva

Stumbling across Shiva

I’m back in India – this time in Chennai (formally Madras). Even though I’m here for work, India is far too photogenic to leave my camera gear at home.
I spent the afternoon fending off jetlag and wandering around temples – hoping for a few decent images to get the cobwebs out. How fortunate I felt [...]


Where have all the butterflies gone …

Where have all the butterflies gone ...

Ten years ago I photographed the Monarch Butterfly migration near Santa Cruz, California. At the time it was common to see fifty thousand butterflies together. Today I couldn’t find a single one. Apparently they are around – a park ranger said they counted about 100 in the entire park. The decline from last year alone [...]