What’s Next

What's Next?

For decades, photography was part of my past.

In the 1960s, I worked as a freelance photographer in the Washington, D.C., area, but life eventually carried me in other directions. Cameras were set aside, careers changed, and the years slipped by.

Then, in July 2023, I traveled to Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park hoping to photograph bears. What I expected was a wildlife adventure. What I found was something much more personal.

This young bear was completely focused on the task at hand—eating enough salmon to survive the winter ahead. Then, for a brief moment, he stood upright and looked out across the river. To me, he seemed to be asking a simple question:

"What's next?"

The question lingered long after the encounter ended. In many ways, it was my question too.

That moment rekindled a lifelong passion and opened a new chapter in my life—one that is still unfolding today.