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Shared Space at Craven Allen Gallery

Join me at Craven Allen Gallery in Durham, NC, Saturday, January 24, 2026, from 5-7 PM, for the opening reception of Shared Space. Shared Space is a series of hand-printed photographs inspired by my recently released book Recover & Release. Photographs were made in rescue facilities, wildlife refuges, and protected areas. The photographs for this exhibition are printed in platinum/palladium or vellum over gold leaf. 

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Understory: Speaking in Flowers

I am in good company for “Understory: Speaking in Flowers”, at Thomas Stevens Gallery July 18-August 23. If you are in the area, please join us for the Opening Reception, Saturday, July 19, 4-6PM, Hillsborough, North Carolina.

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A Visit with Sandhill Cranes in Alabama

I just visited the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama where thousands of Sandhill Cranes spend the winter, arriving late in November and staying into February. I learned about this place years ago during a workshop with Tillman Crane while I was working on “A Southern Diary”. I didn’t have much time then, or an appropriate lens, and I have been wanting to get back there since. The birds have about 35,000 acres to themselves, but fortunately, several thousand were close to visitor viewing areas.

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Sing Your Song, Featured in the Perspective’s Group Exhibition

I’m pleased that “Sing Your Song” has been included in Perspective’s Gallery’s January exhibition Connection/Disconnection. “Sing Your Song” is from my current project, Recover & Release, which is about our connection to the wildlife in our communities.

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