The rhythm of the seasons is as predictable as, well, sunrise. But, every year we are amazed by spring, find joy in summer, pause in fall, and reflect in winter. Each season has its magical mood, its magical light. For a photographer, winter is wonderful for the angular light and the open candor of the forest and the winter trees.

I suppose it is a rare photographer who has worked in the landscape but not photographed winter trees. They are irresistable! For me, it’s an annual rite of passage, an excuse to get out into the crisp, clean air, to see the essence of the forest before the green returns, and to look forward to the coming changes that will arrive with spring.

The idea for a series of annual folios celebrating winter trees has been with me for a long, long time — since my earliest days in photography. At long last, the series commences.

	Winter Trees I This first winter trees folio was begun and almost completed in the fall of 2007, but not released until April of 2008. It lay dormant all winter, waiting for me to find the time to finish it — an approprite metaphor, I suppose.	Folio of five prints Individual images All pages in a Downloadable PDF (7.5 mB)
	Winter Trees II The images in this folio were photographed on a single, glorious day of sun and snow, in March of 2008. A bright, clear sun, perfectly muted by high thin clouds, a sparkling, snow-covered landscape, dry pavement, a warm breeze, and no schedule nor obligations. I poked along down Highway 395 from Pendleton to Burns, Oregon and drank it in, a refreshment that only such light, landscape, and fresh desert and mountain air can provide.	Folio of five prints All pages in a Downloadable PDF (7.5 mB)