Mark A Paulda
When White Sand Dunes Touch The Soul
Snow white and mysteriously beautiful, New Mexico’s White Sands National Park is the world’s largest gypsum dune field, with huge, wave-like dunes that constantly roll across some 275 square miles of desert in the Tularosa Basin. These pristine waves affect me more than any other place in this world. Here I am in awe of the dune’s ever-changing natural beauty. I like the notion of the blowing wind shifting the sands into different for-mations, as this reflects my own life. Not much ever remains the same for me over time, and I look forward to change.
White Sands touches deep within my soul, often serving as a healer—a place of solace, if you will. When life becomes hectic, the pure silence of the dunes provides calm, allowing my mind and spirit to become centered once again. There are no distractions, and what sometimes appears impossible in other surroundings reveals itself to be the opposite.
This is where I retreated to make some sort of sense of my father’s sudden passing at an all-too-young age, and where, saying goodbye one last time, I was able to let go. Only me, the dunes, and unfiltered thoughts of a man who worked so hard to give me so much. Too, after being diagnosed with a virus that will never leave my body, it was the white sands I kicked, pounded, yelled at, then cried over from fear and disappointment.
I help aspiring and established photographers get noticed so they can earn an income from photography or increase sales. My blog, Photographer’s Business Notebook is a wealth of information as is my Mark Paulda’s YouTube Channel. I also offer a variety of books, mentor services and online classes at Mark Paulda Photography Mentor
All images are available as Museum Quality Photographic Prints and Commercial Licensing. Feel free to contact me with any and all inquiries.
Follow My Once In A Lifetime Travel Experiences at Mark Paulda’s Travel Journal
When White Sand Dunes Touch The Soul
Snow white and mysteriously beautiful, New Mexico’s White Sands National Park is the world’s largest gypsum dune field, with huge, wave-like dunes that constantly roll across some 275 square miles of desert in the Tularosa Basin. These pristine waves affect me more than any other place in this world. Here I am in awe of the dune’s ever-changing natural beauty. I like the notion of the blowing wind shifting the sands into different for-mations, as this reflects my own life. Not much ever remains the same for me over time, and I look forward to change.
White Sands touches deep within my soul, often serving as a healer—a place of solace, if you will. When life becomes hectic, the pure silence of the dunes provides calm, allowing my mind and spirit to become centered once again. There are no distractions, and what sometimes appears impossible in other surroundings reveals itself to be the opposite.
This is where I retreated to make some sort of sense of my father’s sudden passing at an all-too-young age, and where, saying goodbye one last time, I was able to let go. Only me, the dunes, and unfiltered thoughts of a man who worked so hard to give me so much. Too, after being diagnosed with a virus that will never leave my body, it was the white sands I kicked, pounded, yelled at, then cried over from fear and disappointment.
I help aspiring and established photographers get noticed so they can earn an income from photography or increase sales. My blog, Photographer’s Business Notebook is a wealth of information as is my Mark Paulda’s YouTube Channel. I also offer a variety of books, mentor services and online classes at Mark Paulda Photography Mentor
All images are available as Museum Quality Photographic Prints and Commercial Licensing. Feel free to contact me with any and all inquiries.
Follow My Once In A Lifetime Travel Experiences at Mark Paulda’s Travel Journal