Welcome!

My friend Jeff Mason, who hosts a podcast, had me on to discuss my passion for photography, creativity, and why I do what I do. I hope you’ll give it a view and be encouraged. If you don’t have time for the whole thing, just catch the last 8-10 minutes.
YouTube podcast with Jeff Mason 
If your group would like to hear the rest of “The Story” give me a shout.

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I’ve always been creative – of sorts. I get that from my mom. She could create almost anything. Me? I can’t even draw stick figures! However, in my wildest dreams I could not have imagined when I first picked up a camera as a young adult I would have a website, thousands of images, artwork in 12 countries on 4 continents, countless art fairs and exhibits, and a handful of awards along the way. But that’s not my story… this is.  To witness creation and worship its Creator.  As you poke around my website I hope you not only see the beauty of creation, but also the beauty of the One who created it all.

You can find out a little bit more about me and my creative work sprinkled throughout the pages. If you’d like to know more send me a message via the form below. 

I do hope you’ll stick around for a few minutes and enjoy the work in my galleries and visual blogs at the bottom of the page.

Oh, one last thing… you’ve probably noticed most of my photos the last few years are of birds with some butterflies thrown in. I have 5 bird galleries on the menu above and in 2022 I began a monthly blog where I record some of what I see. Just scroll down and you’ll see what I mean.

With grace,

Hal
Psalm 139

 

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Blog posts

When the sun is straight up…

When the sun is straight up...

Carolina wren

Another example of using negative space to isolate the subject. When placed against a dark background your camera program will...

Male goldfinch

A male goldfinch stop by this afternoon to snack on some zinnia seeds. Enjoy, Goldy!

Winged wonder

When shooting these tiny winged wonders (or other small subject matter), try to isolate them from the background, therefore allowing...

Monarch on zinnia

When shooting close up or macro keep your background in mind. It’s part of the composition. Here I used early...

Over the moon – the backstory

It was a chilly winter morning and I knew the moon was going to be full. As usual, I’m up...

Van Gone – the backstory

Van Gone – the backstory

van gogh

Tender whispers – the backstory

Tender whispers was captured in early February of this year just off Hwy 364 in Maryland Heights. There were hundred...

Leaving – the backstory

The title of this image is Leaving – which may seem obvious, but it’s for another reason I titled it...

Wake up!

Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God’s bright glory has risen for you. Is. 60:1

Monarch on zinnia

Be still and know…

Be still and know

“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” Richard Buckminster Fuller

Shadows

When walking through the ‘valley of shadows,’ remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.

Watchmen comes full circle

On occasion over the years I’ve given away free prints to people where I’ve captured an image of their “scape”...

Cling to what is good

“Love sincerely. Hate what is evil. Cling to what is good.”