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

 

I'd love to hear from you.

Blog posts

May 2022 Birds

Well, here comes another month of bird images. Whatever I glass during May I’ll post here. Let the snapping begin!...

Old Baldy!

I had a wonderful walk this morning at Marias Temps Claire. I came across many wonderful birds and I’ll post...

April 2022 Birds

Well, here comes another month of bird images. Whatever I glass during April I’ll post here. Let the snapping begin!...

Some of my favorite bluebird portraits

Since the bluebird is Missouri’s state bird, I thought they deserved their own gallery with some of my favorite images.

March 2022 Birds

This gallery will grow throughout the month. You can also check out February’s birds. And January’s birds are here.

Cedar waxwings came to visit

Bam! Just like that it happened. Kathleen and I were in the kitchen cooking supper. I had the "Nick Stellino par boiled/fried potatoes" (best ever!) and she had the gluten-free chicken tenders in the Ninja foodie. I glanced out the window and saw several cedar waxwings land in two cedar cuttings I brought in from the field.

February 2022 Birds

Instead of creating more bird galleries I’ll be adding a blog post for each month of the year and adding...

I possess not…

The only creatures out this morning to brave the elements were me and Monty! (a mockingbird) While walking I was...

New perch material

I thought I’d show off some new perch material I brought back from SC.

A photograph 32 years in the making!

Although the circumstances that brought us together (the passing of our sister in law) weren’t ideal, the past week was...

January 2022 birds

Wet head for a red head

I love shooting in the rain! It saturates colors and provides for interesting textures. It looks like she was giving...

Our Christmas Blessing

Our Christmas Bluebird BlessingMay our days be filled with joy and peace,And hope that makes us ponder,Who is this Child...

Be still… I can’t

This is a story that’s been over 50 years in the making and telling. I always thought of being born...

“Look! Up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane…

Nope, it’s neither of those. It’s just a simple autumn morning out in creation. Enjoy!

The fifth season – brown!

With almost all leaves gone from the trees, we’ve now entered what I call the “brown season.” Even Mrs. Bluebird...