I’ve been taking photos for as long as I can remember. Long enough that I sometimes lose track of time completely, standing there with a camera, caught in that familiar place where thinking quiets down and something else takes over.

Photography, for me, is a way of seeing. Or maybe remembering how to see.

When I’m in the zone, it feels less like I’m taking a photo and more like I’m noticing what’s already there, waiting to be noticed. Light, texture, stillness, movement, mood. I see beauty everywhere. Call it a filter, call it perspective, call it whatever you like. I’ve learned that beauty really is in the eye of the beholder.

The camera is my hope that the essence of what I see might make it through intact.

Since 2019, these images have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times, which still surprises me. If you find yourself pausing on a photo here, sensing something familiar, peaceful, or quietly alive, then we’re already aligned.

I do offer prints for those moments that want to live beyond a screen. But more than anything, I’m glad you’re here, looking.

Rick

PS: If you'd like to purchase any of my photos, or use them for commercial or non-commercial purposes, don't hesitate to get in touch with me by Flickr Mail or r_squared@telus.net.

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